Capital Punishment This is an argumentative essay on capital punishment. I will give you two sides. There are two parties who argue over its many points, including whether or not it is morally wrong. These two classes of people can be grouped together as the retentionists, or the proponents, and the abolitionists, or the opponents. For the retentionist, the main reasons they are in support of the death penalty are to take revenge, to deter …showed first 75 words of 680 total…

…showed last 75 words of 680 total…nonwhites. Third, poor and friendless defendants are most likely to be sentenced to death. This data shows how it can discriminate. I've given you many different arguments of both sides of the subject. I am one who favors the death penalty. This isn't an essay to persuade though; it is an essay giving an argument on both sides of the matter, so you can have enough information to decide your own opinion on capital punishment.