Capital Punishment Essays †An Eye for an Eye -- Argumentative Persuas

Capital Punishment Essays An Eye for an Eye       Life is a precious gift from God.  Even when a person has no sensiblepossessions,  life is still possessed.  In light of these observations itis logical to assume that murder, the taking of anothers life,  is themost heinous of crimes.  Undeniably, penalties imposed upon criminalsshould match the crimes committed.  Therefore, the conquer crime possible,murder,  should  receive the worst penalty possible, cobblers last.      One argument against the death penalty is the Bible tells us not tomurder.  Murder is the unlawful killing of one human being by another.The death penalty is the lawful killing of a human being after a trial bypeers.  So by definition the death penalty is not murder, but justice.Furthermore, as stated by Ed Koch, a former US Government official, theexecution of a lawfully condemned slayer is no more an act of murder  thani s legal imprisonment an act of kidnaping. Finally, the sam...