Does Killing Stop Killing?

How often have we heard the statement “Two wrongs don’t make a right”? Yet, is this saying ever really applied to our lives? When do we ever turn the other cheek? As far as history is concerned, the human race has never felt the sting of a hand on both sides. In other words, we, as humans, find it nearly impossible to empathize with the pain we inflict on others when we have our own agendas on our mind. For example, soldiers kill the enemy to win the war, athletes will go to any means to be the best at what they do, in the judicial system, and the ultimate crime of murder is dealt with the ultimate punishment of death. Yet, the question is posed; do the ends really justify the means? Moreover, can society’s practice of the death penalty really deter crimes that make one eligible for the death penalty? There is no concrete evidence that allows us to infer that the death penalty does deter crime; furthermore, the death penalty does not always guarantee that the accused will b...