Pro-Death penalty arguments
- Killers are getting the punishment that they deserve
- The death penalty leaves the fate of the inmate in his or her own hands
- The death penalty deters others from committing crimes of that nature
- It is a necessary punishment for those who have committed a capital crime
- It should not be considered a violation of the 8th amendment because it is not cruel or unusual to kill someone who has killed others
- The death penalty is sometimes less than, if not, equivalent to, the cost of life without parole
- The efficiency of the death penalty over time has dropped the spending on it