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Making Killers of Us All

Personally, I believe the death penalty is wrong on a multitude of levels. I know this topic is widely debated throughout history as some people believe it's justified in the worst of crimes, others believe it's always justified, and others (like me) believe it should never be done. The death penalty, also known as capital punishment, is sentenced for various forms of murder, espionage, treason, drug related incidents, and other atrocious crimes. Some people believe the death penalty can give closure to victim's families, that justice is better served, and that our justice system shows more sympathy for criminals than it does the victims, and to reduce that, they believe we should just kill the criminals. Obviously, criminals who commit such intense crimes don't deserve to get anything easy, and do deserve a life of hell, but I don't believe we should kill them especially when there are other options such as life in prison. Killing people who kill people because k