Capital Punishment: Costs Of The Death Penalty Essay -- essays researc

Capital Punishment Costs of The Death PenaltyLet us state that killing as a form of punishment is a moral anduniversally accepted practice. Would it then be acceptable to issue thisirreparable uphold to a select few while allowing others, equally accountable,to avoid it? It is acceptable to our criminal justice system for it seems to bestandard operating procedure. Many knocker the death penalty based on the "eyefor an eye" concept. There is certainly some merit to this argument and itseems quite fair and logical. Unfortunately our utilize of the death penalty isneither fair nor logical. Our criminal justice systems "lip service" to theage-old concept is an insulting disguise for such an obscurity of blondness andlogic. The death penalty is frivolous and discriminatory in its procedurebecause of the unreasonable prices we relent to execute certain groups at muchhigher rates than others.We pay different prices for using a death penalty. Sadly, today more thaneve r, the dollar seems to be the endlessly interchangeable standard of value.We strive to make bills, save bullion and when we spend money we do so with avalued return in mind. Accordingly, a popular argument contends that we spendtoo much money incarcerating prisoners for life. We probably do but the pricetag on issuing a death sentence according to a Florida study is $3.1 millioncompared to $1 million for a life sentence a 3100% difference (Walker 1994,108). Imagine your death bein...