Capital punishmentWorks cited not includedCapital punishment was essentially designed for the good of society. The purpose of capital punishment is to prevent people from committing violent and offensive acts. Capital punishment or the death penalty, however, has failed to prevent or deter crime. Plus, it's cruel and horrible. There are currently five execution methods. The most commonly used form of execution is lethal injection. In this method, the condemned person is first injected with sodium thiopental, which puts him to sleep, then with pavulon, which eventually kills him. The second most commonly used method of execution is electrocution in which the person is tied with leather straps to a chair and an electric current of two thousand volts or more passes through the body. The initial electric shock causes the person's body to jump forward. The shock burns the person's internal organs, leaving them dead. During this process, urination, vomiting blood, change in skin color, and even swelling or burning of the skin may occur. This method of execution is currently used by only eleven states. The third method is execution in a gas chamber in which hydrochloric acid and potassium are used to kill the condemned. One of the oldest methods of execution is hanging and the latest method is shooting (Loeb). All five methods are inhumane and cruel. The condemned man dies within seconds. He never has time to realize his mistake, to repent of it or to correct it. Killing this person does not kill the crime. So I see no purpose in the death penalty. Instead, if the convict is sentenced to life imprisonment, he is given time to realize his mistakes and correct them in one way or another. This is...... middle of paper ...... in practice. In Britain it was abolished in 1971; France abolished it in 1981. Canada abolished it in 1976. The United Nations General Assembly affirmed in a formal resolution that, throughout the world, it is desirable to "gradually restrict the number of crimes for which the death penalty could be imposed, with at least the opportunity to abolish this punishment” (57). Furthermore, the United States is popular for its justice and respect for human life. The death penalty does not go with this image of our country. The abolition of the death penalty is therefore necessary to remain faithful to our values ​​and our morals. So I hope I have tried hard enough to prove my point that capital punishment is not just. Because it is unjust and unjust; innocent people are executed; it costs more than life in prison. So this is a very controversial and emotional topic..