Capital punishment is defined as the execution of a criminal by the state. In simpler form: legalized murder. This is an extravagant public policy that produces virtually no benefit. Violence of all kinds has become a part of our cultural routine. The death penalty only encourages vengeance as a way to overcome grief. Does it really provide satisfactory closure for the victim? Since 1976, when the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty to be a legitimate …showed first 75 words of 995 total…

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