The issue on capital punishment being allowed in the American court system has been an ongoing debate for many years. I believe that capital punishment is moral and just. Edward Koch said “it is by exacting the highest penalty for the taking of human life that we affirm the highest value of human life.” How can murder be taken seriously if the punishment isn’t as serious as the crime? It can’t be which …showed first 75 words of 661 total…

…showed last 75 words of 661 total…you money because you were a victim." I have tried to argue that the death penalty is moral and just. We must never forget that no one has to be executed; if there are no murders, no one is executed. Murderers are not innocent people fighting for their lives; that statement describes the victims. First and foremost, the citizens of the United States must realize that victims rights take precedence over those of the criminals.