The issue on capital punishment being allowed in the American court system has been an ongoing debate for many years. I believe that capital punishment is moral and just. Edward Koch said "it is by exacting the highest penalty for the taking of human life that we affirm the highest value of human life." How can murder be taken seriously if the punishment isn't as serious as the crime? It can't be which is why we need to do something about it. I firmly believe that you can have a deep regard for human life and also be in favor of the death penalty. One is not synonymous of the other.
             Murder is the worst crime there is. Anything less than the death penalty is insulting to society and most of all the victim and their family. People who are unwilling to respect the laws of our country and be responsible law abiding citizens will be dealt with within our judicial system. This is a system that has been approved by the people of the United States and is a just way to dole out punishment for crimes committed. Morality is defined as "the principles of right and wrong." As moral beings, humans deserve praise for good deeds, and punishment for bad choices. The severity of the punishment may range from a slap on the wrist to death, but the punishment must fit the crime!
             It is wrong morally to imprison someone for murder. A sentence of life in an air-conditioned, cable-equipped prison where a person gets three free meals a day, personal "play" time, and regular visits with friends and family is a slap in the face of law abiding citizens. Anti-death penalty activists will say that not all prisons aren't like this. This shows lack of knowledge. Eventually, criminal rights activists will see to it that all prisons are nice places to go. But no matter what the conditions of a certain prison are, someone who murders another human being should be made to pay for his actions by giving his own life. This is so, beca...