Death Penalty Rebutal

     Death Penalty has there ups and downs and we understand that. We understand that some people did some really bad things and they should take responsibility for their actions. However people commit murders largely in the heat of passion, under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or because they are mentally ill, giving little or no thought to the possible consequences of their acts. Elizabeth and Ashli give a well organized argument, but they have no facts on why death penalty is wrong. Most of what they say are based on their personal feelings. For instance in their opening statement they say:

"There are many reasons to have the Death Penalty. We should have the Death Penalty, because people should  deserve what they did, they need to take responsibility for their actions. If you took a life, you have to give out your own."

     They also say that prisons cost a lot of money, but give no evidence. According to The Death Penalty Focus, death penalty includes a process of trials to ensure that the man or women are not executed for crimes they did not commit. Each trial costs more than $500 grand, so Death Penalty is a lot more expensive then Life on Parole.
     Another thing that the Pro mentions is that: If people are afraid of the death penalty, then they won’t be so quick to commit crimes. Most people are afraid of death more than anything. Criminals much prefer life sentence. We should not give them this option if they aren't afraid of it. However, there is no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effective than long terms of imprisonment. States that have death penalty laws do not have lower crime rates or murder rates than states without such laws. and states that have abolished capital punishment shows no significant changes on either crime or murder rates.
     The death penalty has no deterrent effect. Claims that each execution deters a certain number of murders have been thoroughly discredited by social science research. People commit murders largely in the heat of passion, under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or because they are mentally ill, giving little or no thought to the possible consequences of their acts. The few murderers who plan to their crimes beforehand - fore example, processional executioners - intend and expect to avoid punishment altogether by not getting caught. Some self destructive individuals may even hope they will be caught and executed.