A battle rages between Americans who are fighting for a safe and just world and those who want to abolish the death penalty, thereby weakening our already struggling legal system. Capital punishment may not be a pretty subject, but it is one that is necessary in today’s violent society. Our nation’s cities have become plagued with crime and violence with the encouragement of a soft legal system. Capital punishment provides the necessary penalty …showed first 75 words of 1878 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1878 total…society. The question today shouldn’t be whether or not to have capital punishment, but instead why do we fail to carry out the law as it is intended? Before you start attacking the effects of a law, you should try enforcing it. Enforcing all of our Capital Punishment laws to their fullest extent will be an important first step towards returning our justice system to one that protects the innocent and punishes the guilty.