this is a good essay Strong Points made The Death Penalty Should Continue to be Used in the U.S. Ever since the death penalty has been declared constitutional in 1976, thousands of people have been placed on death row and 314 of them have been executed.( Yaffe,1) Thirty-eight states now allow the death penalty, with New York being the last to adapt this legislation last March. Massachusetts and Iowa have been trying to pass a law …showed first 75 words of 1308 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1308 total…people but at least there is one less person who is out there to victimize them and that person will never be able to hurt anyone else again. Works Cited Matthews, Robert. 'The Final Judgement.' Focus, 18 November 1995: CD Newsbank. Rodriquez, Era M. 'Court Ponders Limits of Its Own Power.' The Recorder, 19 March 1996:         Internet. Yaffe, Deborah. 'Federal Court Weighs in on California Rule for Death Row Cases.' New York Times, 4 June 1996: CD Newsbank.