Q15. List of pros and cons of death penalty.

Here are the top reasons of pros and cons.

PROS:

・Death penalty costs the government less as opposed to life imprisonment without parole.
・It deters would-be criminals to commit felonies.
・The absence of death penalty is synonymous to crime rate increase.
・It is constitutional and does not violate the Eight Amendment which prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, fines and cruel and unusual punishments.
・Death penalty is a just punishment for crimes committed against the rights to life, freedom and safety of victims.


CONS:

・Innocent people are wrongly executed.
・In relation to free will, some criminals are suffering from mental illness or are having clouded judgement at the time of the crime.
・It is an added cost to the government and taxpayers' money.
・Death penalty is a form of revenge.
・It is a platform that is anti-poor and discriminatory.

[CITATION]
・GREENGARAGE. http://greengarageblog.org/list-of-10-biggest-death-penalty-pros-and-cons
・listovative. http://listovative.com/5-pros-and-5-cons-of-capital-punishment/