For most crimes committed in the United States a fine,
             sentence of time in jail or execution is the punishment. However, the
             death penalty is the most questionable punishment. Is it morally
             right? Is it effective in deterring crime, primarily murders? Weather
             or not you agree if it is moral or not, one issue remains. The death
             penalty is not an effective way to deter crime.
             The death penalty has existed as long as humans have
             existed. The quote "an eye for an eye" is found in the Bible. In the
             middle ages fines, public humiliation and imprisonment were
             appropriate punishments for all crimes, and death penalty for all
             murders. Today, Federal law states that the death penalty is to be
             enforced with convicted criminals for: treason; deserting armed
             forces during wartime; murder committed by a soldier; kidnapping and
             murder that involves crossing state lines; murder committed during an
             airplane hijacking; and of course, homicide. The death penalty is
             also called for punishment of for: attempting to kill anyone
             investigating or prosecuting his or her activities; advising,
             directing, authorizing or assisting in the murder of someone. Also,
             The Anti-Drug abuse act of 1988 calls for the death penalty for all
             drug related killings. Along with that, The bill amending sec. 848
             to controlled substances act calls for the death penalty or life
             imprisonment for certain drug offences possession of 10 or more kg of
             heroin, cocaine, phencyclidine or analogue. Added to that, The drug
             kingpin act sates the use of death penalty for convicted major drug
             dealers caught with huge quantities of drugs, over 66 lbs. of heroin
             and 330 lbs. of cocaine. Even though there are these federal laws
             requiring the use of the death penalty for the crimes, State laws only
             consider one crime, murder, to be a capital offense.
             In the United ...