pect the lives of others have no right for anyone to respect theirs. In an
             article by Robert E. Crowe, he makes a powerful point of why capital punishment is the proper penalty for murder. He says, "I urge capital punishment for murder not because I believe that society wishes to take the life of a murderer but because society does not wish to lose its own. I advocate this extreme [punishment] because it is commensurate with the crime" (Bender 44). This quote also brings up the point that the death penalty is not only just but also serves as a safeguard for society.
             If the purpose of the death penalty is to protect the lives of Americans, then the people it is supposed to protect should be the focal point. When considering the legitimacy or effectiveness of capital punishment, one cannot lose sight of its victims. These corpses are those of people who have been, are being and will continue to be killed because the justice system is not working perfectly. In considering the death penalty, these innocent individuals must never be forgotten. Millions of men, women and children of all races and religions have already been slain, and thousands are
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