"More than 4,500 people have been executed in the United States since 1930. There is no way of knowing how many have been executed in U.S. history, as executions were often local affairs, without any central agency monitoring them (Maloney, 1999). More than 4,500 people were executed, not counting unreported deaths. Decades ago, death penalty cases often went unreported. For many years, people have rationalized the death penalty as “an eye for an eye” (2010). This “an eye for an eye” statement no longer provides any excuse for killing humans. The controversial idea of ​​whether humans are rational enough to decide whether someone lives or dies has been called into question. Humans have absolutely no right to judge the lives of others. So protect the last right left to man, the death penalty should never be allowed in any form of punishment anywhere in the world. Although many argue that the death penalty is a reasonable punishment for a murderer saying "an eye for an eye" and arguing "the punishment must fit the crime", it is simply an act of denial of the last right of justice. 'man. The statement itself is a contradiction. If the “eye for an eye” principle were applied equally to every crime, this could be considered reasonable. But people who steal something go to jail for a while for what they did. Instead of stealing something from them and letting them go, we put them in jail and let them do their part. The principle of “an eye for an eye” needs to be questioned because it does not apply equally to all situations. Furthermore, whether the punishment fits the crime is not something we [humans] can decide. To support this point, even in this one country in the United States, we have differences... middle of paper ... that doesn't make people better than these murderers. The practice of the death penalty makes society murderous, which also makes us murderers. Works Cited Gill, K. (2010). ). Advantages and disadvantages of the death penalty. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://uspolitics.about.com/od/deathpenalty/i/death_penalty_2.htmhttp://uspolitics.about.com/od/deathpenalty/i. /death_penalty_2.htmLawes, L. warden of Sing Sing Prison in New York in the 1920s and 30s. Retrieved May 26, 2010 from http://www.antideathpenalty.org/quotes.htmlMaloney, J. (1999) The death penalty. Retrieved May 26, 2010 from http://www.crimemagazine.com/cp101.htmMillett, F. (2002). End the death penalty now. Retrieved May 26, 2010 from https://www.msu.edu/. ~millettf/DeathPenalty/Paternoster, R. (1991) Capital Punishment in America Retrieved May 26, 2010 from www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&se=gglsc&d=5000459741 - Similar