I strongly support the death penalty for murderers. In today's society,
life is very violent. There are many mentally-ill people committing crimes and
almost nothing will stop them. We have interviewed captured criminals who say,
"I was going to kill him, but I knew that I could get the death penalty if I
did. So I just left him there." Obviously, having the death penalty saves lives
and that makes a positive difference to society. If a criminal does murder
someone, and then gets the death penalty, that isn't society's fault. Everyone
knows about the death penalty as a punishment for murder. So, the person who
murders is really killing himself at the same time he is killing his victim. The
murderer has made the choice to die. It is important to remember that the death
penalty is used only for people who have committed very serious crimes. For
example, a woman shot a police officer when she was trying to escape from jail.
She was already a convicted criminal when she committed murder, and she deserves
the death penalty. People need to accept responsibility for their actions.
Punishing murderers with the death penalty is one way that society can help
people to realize/realise the consequences of their decisions. (209 words)
