Use of the death penalty has declined throughout the industrial Western World since the 19th century. In 1972, a movement in America to have the death penalty declared unconstitutional during the landmark case of Furman v. Georgia, declared the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment. However, after a supreme court decision in 1975, Gregg v. Georgia, which stated capital punishment did not violate the eighth Amendment, executions commenced again under state supervision. (Banner). It has been banned …showed first 75 words of 1424 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1424 total…day and age where killing happens everyday, and many get away with it. Those who do get caught never really fully pay the price. If we could rid our streets of murderers, it could mean a safer place for everyone. Men and women could feel safer jogging or doing errands at night. Single women could feel safer in their homes. Children could feel safe playing in their yards. No executed murderer has ever killed again.