An Eye for an Eye As an American citizen, one receives the rights of life, liberty, and property. If someone is to rob one of these freedoms of life, the court should also take away his or her freedom. Murderers in the United Stated receive too little of a punishment when they kill another human being. Reinstating the death penalty has hardly deterred criminals. This is because of the easy sentences that criminals can receive …showed first 75 words of 881 total…

…showed last 75 words of 881 total…getting this message across to the criminals. The prison sentences are not harsh enough, so the to not deter eradicator from killing. The murderer is familiar with these light sentences and they are aware that within six to ten years they will most likely paroled. If the death penalty were mandatory for murder, criminals would think twice about killing. Murderers should receive the harsh penalty of death after the carelessly take the life of another.