Why the death penatly does not work

When discussing the right or wrong of capital punishment the old saying comes to mind, "I don't get mad I get even". This seems to be a strong basis for why we should use the death penalty. So strong is our urge for a perfect society that we look to the quick fix of killing off those who make us feel unsafe. Many of us neglect the strong evidence that the death penalty brings us …

…prevalent in our lives. It is difficult for anyone to address a problem so grim as murder, but it is our job to be more logical in response, and rather than to act on our anger by choosing the most detrimental action, to look for a more productive solution. Murder is committed out of anger, out of hate, and the response our justice system has to it should not be fueled by those same ideas.