The only purpose for the death penaly is vengeance. I think vengeance is a very personal feeling, and I don' think itis something that a civiized govenment should take part of. The death penalty does little to prevent crime. The death penalty i the fear of apprehension and the likely prospect of swift and easy punihment that supposedly provides the largest deterrent to crime. The death penalty however actually hinders the fight against crime.
"I have seen the ugliness of murder up closed and personal. …
