Death Penalty
... Still used today, the death penalty is extremely controversial. While some may believe that the death penalty is an effective and efficient punishment, it is actually unethical, unproductive, and unjust. ... Supporters of the death penalty argue that they would rather execute a convicted murderer than support them throughout the duration of a life sentence. ... Yet, it is proven that a death penalty case itself costs at least $1. ... A study done by the Sacramento Bee argues California could save $90 million if we were to put an end to the death penalty. ... Also, many death penalty supporters maintain that our country’s murder rate has dropped due to the increase in executions. ... has increased while the murder rate has declined in the last decade, they have not considered the relationship between states with and without the death penalty. If they had, they would find that in the last ten years the murder rate in non-death penalty states has remained consistently lower than the rate in states with the death penalty. Furthermore, as the number of executions rose, states without the death penalty fared far better than states with the death penalty in reducing their murder rates (http://www. ... However true these ideas may seem to some, in actuality, there are just as many, if not more, facts and opinions supporting the non-death penalty ideals.