Today marked another day of execution by lethal injection. John Allen Muhammad, also known as the DC sniper, was put to death for the crimes he committed. The harshest punishment was given to him for gunning down a total of 10 innocent people during a 3 week period around the VA area. His accomplice, Malvo, received a life in prison sentence because he apparently was to young for the death penalty.
Capital punishment is legal in 38 out of 50 states; however, the "crimes punishable by the death penalty" varies from state to state. Personally, I think that the death penalty should be legal in all 50 states. Each state should have the right to punish those found guilty of pre-meditated murder. This political debate should continue to exist despite the pros and cons. The victims who suffer and continue to suffer for their loss should have the right to help determine the sentencing and the law should ensure that the victim's recommendation is suitable for the crime committed.
It is unbearable to think of losing a family member due to a reckless murder. For those who are against the death penalty for the simple reason that killing is wrong, well isn't that a little ironic that capital punishment is killing a murderer? It's almost like an "eye for an eye." People who violently kill someone other then self defense should not have the right to live.
