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Thesis: Society should apply capital punishment to deal with the most heinous crime of murder.
  • Capital punishment is the only fair means of retribution.
    • Death is the only punishment that fits the crime of murder.
      • Those who take life forfeit their right to live.
      • Unfair to keep a murderer alive
    • Lightens the pain that the loved ones of the victim feel.

  • Capital punishment serves as deterrent.
    • People fear death the most.
      • Death inflicted by law and scheduled by the courts is especially frightening.
      • Swiftly carried out execution sends a clear message
    • Executed murderers will not kill again.

  • Mistakes in the application of the death penalty are unlikely nowadays.
    • Reliable forensic technology
      • Error-proof DNA analysis
    • Review of death penalty cases by various appellate courts

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