Death Penalty is Necessary

“Should capital punishment be abolished because of the risk that an innocent defendant might be killed?” That is the question posed by Jeff Jacoby of the Daily Globe. Jacoby explains that there is no reason to do away with the death penalty. Not one of the 620 convicted murderers executed in the 24 years since the Supreme Court authorized the resumption of capital punishment has subsequently been proven innocent. The growing infallibility of forensic science should if …showed first 75 words of 258 total…

…showed last 75 words of 258 total…guilty.” Jacoby provides accurate data and logical conclusions. His argument is remiss of holes or shortcomings. I agree that no one who genuinely worries about the legal system putting innocent people at risk can afford to waste time denouncing the death penalty. Patients die on the operating table because their surgeon made a mistake. Forty thousand Americans die in car accidents every year but that does that mean we should abolish surgery or interstate highways?