For a person who has been proven guilty, a penalty should be enforced. In certain cases, there are innocent citizens who suffer such sentences, such as incarceration. In some cases, according to the crime, they have committed, certain offenders face the death penalty. In my view, the death penalty is appropriate. While after incarceration, some offenders improve, some relapse to violence. About 68% of the 405,000 inmates released in 30 states in 2005 were convicted within three years of their release from prison for a new offense, and 77% were arrested within five years' (Slifer, Stephanie). This still indicates a convict once a criminal and so the death penalty is just. “Moral indignation is an appropriate response to inherently wrongful conduct” (Muhlhausen, David B). Another reason why death punishment is just is that it deters crime. Investigations have shown that death penalty has resulted in reduced murder rates. This means that the death penalty punishment saves lives. According to the discussion, I think that only murder crimes should warrant a death penalty. If a person has been involved in a murder crime there is a likelihood of him/her to repeat the crime again. Although the death penalty is administered to the murder criminals, the federal, state and local government should have rules that would ensure that morality is considered. They should ensure that the process is fair and equal. The process should also follow the constitution so that the criminals are protected by the law. Lastly, those to undergo the punishment should be proven guilty. This should be published so that the citizens are aware of the specifics of the punishment and why the criminals should undergo it.Works CitedMuhlhausen, David B. "Capital Punishment Works: It Deters Crime". The Daily Signal, 2014, http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/04/capital-punishment-works-it-deters-crime/.Slifer, Stephanie. "Once a Criminal, Always a Criminal?” Cbsnews.Com, 2014, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/once-a-criminal-always-a-criminal/.
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