Capital Punishment: Serving Justice. The use of capital punishment and its efficiency in the United States has been in debate for hundreds of years. According to the United States Department of Justice, 98 inmates were executed in the United States in 1999, more than in any other year since the early 1950’s. Currently, however, only 38 states have capital statutes. Justice cannot be served fully until the debate on capital punishment is resolved and all states come to …showed first 75 words of 755 total…

…showed last 75 words of 755 total…and justifiable punishment for murder. The government should not be asked to resort to weaker punishment, especially in cases involving serious criminal acts. Murderers show no respect for the lives of others, and in return they do not deserve to be shown any degree of mercy from a strong, moral government. As a civilized society, we should allow the government to preserve justice. Maintaining and enforcing capital punishment is the best way to do so.