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Top 10 Arguments for the Death Penalty
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The Death Penalty has existed long before 2500 BC, when Hammurabi was the first to create written law. Before that time, it’s likely that if a person committed a capital crime, such as murder or theft, they were executed to maintain harmony in the community and to bring solace to those who knew the victim. What defines a capital punishment offense varies per culture, such as horse-stealing being a capital offense in the 1800’s American West, and some of these offenses even define the culture itself.
| 1. | Justice |
| 2. | Retribution |
| 3. | Deterrent to Crime |
| 4. | Religious Doctrine |
| 5. | Removal of a Threat to Society |
| 6. | The Fairness of the Death Row Process |
| 7. | Sometimes its Necessary |
| 8. | Cost |
| 9. | Life Imprisonment Changes |
| 10. | More Humane than other Forms of Punishment |
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