The death penalty has existed for many years now, most countries have abolished it, but still in the present time, some states in the U.S.A. still enforce this law. In the past, the law has used such cruel methods of killing criminals who have been caught by the law committing severely cruel crimes such as rape, murder or any act of terrorism. These criminals have been submitted to torturous as punishments for their crimes, such as chopping heads, gas chambers, deadly injections, and even the electric chair. The actual purpose of the death penalty is to deal with those criminals which society have no hope in them and simply want to get rid of them. The death penalty is meant to make criminals pay for their crimes, to prevent them from committing further crimes and to deter other criminals from committing the same crimes. As a result of this issue are the discussions among the member of today's society to see whether this punishment is correct or if it is an act of cruelty.
             First of all the death penalty is meant for criminals to pay for their crimes. People who commit any type of serious crime such as rape, murder or any act of terrorism are considered dangerous to society, and therefore they should be put away for life, with all their privileges taken away. Another better solution would be to sentence them to death, so society would not have to worry about them anymore. A criminal who has killed an innocent person at least must pay for it by being executed by the federal law system, "eye for an eye". For example, a criminal who has murdered another person should receive the same punishment, which would mean executing him. Another example can be of a raper, who goes around and just rapes innocent women just for the sake of it. These people are mentally ill and should be finished with. These people don't make society prosper in any aspect, so why have them around. They only can cause trouble in society and can gather more people t...