Group 3 Capital Punishment

Pro

Capital Punishment Prevents Crimes and Thereby Saves Lives

Shepherd, Joanna M. "Capital Punishment Does in Fact Deter Crime." Current Controversies: Capital Punishment. Ed. Paul Connors. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007. Opposing Viewpoints Critical Thinking. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 15 Mar. 2010 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010036289&source=gale&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

This article talks about how capital punishment deters crime by showing that punishment is given when the law is broken and that crimes will not go un-noticed.

Vermeule, Cass R. Sunstein and Adrian. "Capital Punishment Is Moral to Prevent the Taking of Innocent Lives." Current Controversies: Capital Punishment. Ed. Paul Connors. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 15 Mar. 2010 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010036277&source=gale&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

This article talks about how capital punishment is necessary in maintaining a moral society. Capital punishment not only removes harmful individuals permenantly from society, but it helps prevent acts of crime by creating a punishment, therefore deterring crime and crime-related deaths.

Con

Capital Punishment is Inhumane

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Lindsay, Caelyn, & Anastasia

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