The Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty

Has the thought on why the death penalty is one of the best crime preventions we have ever crossed your mind? The death penalty should be used more often and maybe not as closed off to the public as it has been the 1834. The death penalty could do a lot of good i believe for the younger generations and maybe even the generations around right now. I believe that the death penalty is not being used enough, due to the government wanting to protect the public eye and not use it as an example on how not to act. The death penalty used to set an example for people on how they should not act and what crimes they should not commit. From a constitutional perspective, the answer is almost certainly that the death penalty does not qualify as cruel and unusual punishment per the 8th Amendment. If the makeup of our Supreme Court changes, the death penalty may be ruled unconstitutional in the future; the trend is heading that way. Under certain circumstances, the death penalty has been ruled to be cruel and unusual.

To resolve issues of unconstitutionality that the Supreme Court found in FURMAN V. GEORGIA, (1972), states found it necessary to introduce a complex appeals process that would guarantee the rights of death row inmates. Capital trials are much more expensive to carry out than are their non-capital counterparts because of the price at stake, the life of the accused. Evidence gathering is also more expensive, evidence must be collected not only to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused but also to support or contradict a sentence of death. All sentences of death face a mandatory overlook by the state supreme court, at an additional cost of at least $70,000. If a case goes further in the state or federal appeals process, the costs jump to $275,000 or more for each