Capital Punishment

Putting to death people judged to have committed certain extremely
terrible crimes is a practice of ancient standing, but in the United States
in the second half of the twentieth century, it has become a very
controversial issue. Changing views on this difficult issue led the
Supreme Court to abolish capital punishment in 1972 but later upheld it in
1977. Although capital punishment is what the people want, there are many
voices raised against it. People all over the country debate this issue
quite frequently. They question the deterrent effect, morality, executions
of innocents, and many more. I have heard a lot about the death penalty
and feel that the arguments against it are not at all convincing.

Some people argue that capital punishment is morally wrong....