Execution prevents eighteen murders per year."(Hirsch, 122) Opponents argue that capital punishment is immoral. But if you follow the Old Testament, it is moral. In one passage from Genesis, "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed." Another from Exodus, "Eye for an eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe" (Samaha, 440). It was not very moral of the …showed first 75 words of 634 total…

…showed last 75 words of 634 total…have given many good reasons for the death penalty to be enforced. It seems that people are hesitating for no good reason the Supreme Court has ruled it is constitutional, and support for it has risen, and will continue to rise. Studies have proven that capital punishment does deter crime. It will make the United States a safer and better place to live. Capital punishment is the ultimate way to rid America of its waste.