Keeping The Death Penalty

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The definition of capital punishment is stated as the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime; also known as the death penalty. The capital punishment is used in extreme cases for people who commit capital crimes, more commonly used in murder cases. There are five ways the death penalty can be executed: Lethal injection, electrocution, gas chamber, hanging, and the firing squad. One of the common reasons that the death penalty is supported is people feel that if the criminal is executed for his crimes it will prevent people from doing the same crime. However, is that really a soundproof reason to keep the death penalty legal? Reasons to not keep the capital punishment are as follows: The death sentence puts innocent