some people advocate the death penalty for those who committed violent crimes. Others say that capital punishment is unacceptable in contemporary society.Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the death penalty and give your opinion.

For some the

death

penalty

for those who commit violent

crimes

is appropriate,

while

for others, it is too much punishment and unacceptable. In

this

essay, I will explore some advantages and disadvantages and give my opinion on the matter. People who are against the

death

penalty

as capital punishment argue that humans are prone to go down the wrong path in life at some point. Mistakes that are made when we go down the wrong direction should not define us, and everyone should be given a second chance to make amends. An advantage of not having the

death

penalty

is that where there is life, there is hope

this

means that people can still be rehabilitated as long as they are alive. The disadvantage of not having the

death

penalty

is that violent criminals are not deterred from committing violent

crimes

. Many studies have shown that places, where the

death

penalty

is in place, have fewer violent

crimes

.

This

shows that the

death

penalty

acts as a deterrent for gruesome

crimes

. As an advantage of the

death

penalty

, other studies have shown that violent crime offenders when sentenced to life without parole, are a burden on taxpayers. Even though they have no prospect of being released, they cost taxpayers millions to look after annually.

To conclude

I believe the

death

penalty

is still necessary for some extreme cases of violent

crimes

to discourage other offenders in the future. In the cases where there are possibilities for rehabilitation, the

death

penalty

should not apply.