The United States has many problems-problems that need the attention of people as a whole. Murder is one of the problems. Murder is such a heinous crime that it deserves appropriate punishment. Capital punishment is the appropriate discipline against cold-blooded killers. Murders deserve a fair and speedy trial just like anyone else. Many people support capital punishment because the death penalty has been around since the beginning of history. The judicial system has allowed murderers to be executed if they were proven guilty. The often used statement an "Eye for an Eye" has its origin in the Bible which states that people should be punished appropriately for their actions. It comes down to vengeance. The families of people who were innocently slain need to feel satisfied that something is being done about the killings. Murder is an attribute to capital punishment. Capital Punishment should be enforced more often and more quickly than it is.
             Capital punishment is defined as the officially authorized execution of the death penalty on persons determined by appropriate legal procedures to have committed a criminal offense (Capital 290). Capital punishment is presently a prominent feature of the administration of criminal justice in many nations around the world. The death penalty has typically, although not invariably, characterized the criminal law since the beginning of recorded history. This definition of capital punishment, while serving most utilitarian purposes, emphasizes the difficulties of tracing its origins in primitive society (Capital 290). Since capital punishment had been applied from ancient times in most societies, it has been used as punishment for crimes ranging from petty theft, corruption of the government, various sexual offenses, libel arson, bearing false witness, bribery, to murder (Guilmette 1). The Bible, although, had called for the penalty of death for more than thirty different offenses.
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