The debate over capital punishment has been going on for years, and continues to be an extremely indecisive and complicated issue. The death penalty is a very touchy issue within society. There are many pro's and con's on this issue. On one hand, there are people who claim that capital punishment is a form of vengeance on a killer. One the other hand, there are people who believe that locking someone behind bars for life is vengeance enough. But is it "humane" that an individual who takes the life of another should receive heating, clothing, indoor plumbing and 3 square meals a day? While a homeless person who has harmed no one receives nothing?I give this true story as an example. In February of 1963, Gary McCorkell, a 19 year old sex offender was scheduled to be hang. But days before his execution, a Liberal cabinet reduced his sentence to life in prison. Less than 20 years later he was released. Weeks later, McCorkell was arrested, tried and convicted of the kidnaping and rape of an 11-year old boy, and the attempted murder of a 10 year old boy. He was then sentenced to 63 years in prison. What has been gained by this? Had McCorkell been executed in 1963 for his crimes, 2 boys would never have had to go through this horror. What right does this man have to live? He has ruined the lives of 3 children, what will he do in life to compensate for that?A study was done in 1995 by a man named Stephen Layson. His statistics show that every execution of a murderer deters on average 18 murders per year. In other pole the Justice for All estimates that life without parole cases cost $1.2-3.6 million more than equivalent death penalty trials. Another shocking statistic is the money spent on life without parole inmates. Most life without parole inmates face only 30-40 years in prison any ways. The annual cost of incarceration is $40,000 to $50,000 per inmate per year. In America there are 5 methods of execution. First is lethal injection, where...
