An Eye For An Eye

An Eye For An Eye: A Death For A Death

The state murdering people because of their crimes simply does not equate to justice. It is very easy to hear about how the government is doing this wrong or that, but the death penalty is abounded with so many injustices and faults that it’s an embarrassment to our entire due process of law. Supporters of capital punishment subscribe to religious and ethical points of view rather than facts, and when they do offer facts it’s always the same argument: “It’s a deterrent.” The death penalty is extremely flawed, most notably it comes with a very high price tag to an already under-funded correctional institution; no stable argument has been installed to warrant it as a deterre...