Introduction

In the United States of America today, it has been realized that the death penalty or capital punishment concept has been a much –questioned part of the present criminal justice system. Based on the online Webster dictionary research, the death penalty is defined as a form of judicially ordered execution of prisoners that acts as punishment for serious crimes that relate to treason or murder. Thus, the fact that it is divisive has been evidenced that it is a topic that has sparked passion within individuals in society regarding the effectiveness and equality of the American criminal justice system. As a result, everyone in society is entitled to their own opinion about the death penalty/capital punishment. Some individuals in society wish that the criminal justice system should make it harsher to those members who are prone to various types of crime and violence. Whereas others feel that this form of criminal justice punishment should be nullified, they have got their reason that they have been presenting to the courts why it has to be uplifted (Kyambalesa, 16). Therefore, this essay’s primary purpose is to offer a concrete argument on why the death penalty should not be part and parcel of the criminal justice system, which contrasts with the main character’s thoughts of the assigned reading “David B Muhlhausen.”

Thus, before bringing out the argument, it will be an essential approach to note that capital punishment in the United States of America has been administered in diverse ways amongst the 50 States. For instance, most of the literature about this topic indicates that the federal government and States currently have the death penalty. Practice this method of punishment in different ways. For instance, it has been revealed that some of the most commonly used methods include lethal injection, lethal gas, hanging, firing squad, and electrocution (Loewy, 2-3). However, it should be noted that amongst those five methods of capital punishment, the most commonly used method in various states is that of lethal injection. It has come to the individual realization that only one state amongst those with the death penalty does not put it into practice.

According to, Amanda et al. (2020) in their article entitled “Which U.S. States Still Have the Death Penalty?” I have been indicated that data from Death Penalty Info.org demonstrates that out of the 50 states in the United States, 28 states are still using the capital punishment/ death penalty (Delvin et al.1-2) The remaining 22 states that do not have the death penalty in their criminal justices system include Washington, District of Columbia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, New York, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Michigan, Minnesota, Maine, Hawaii, Alaska, Connecticut, Illinois, New Mexico, North Dakota, Massachusetts, Colorado, Maryland, and lastly Vermont. Additionally, it’s also noted from the same article that 1527 people have been executed in the U.S. as from 1976 (Delvin et al., 2-3). However, the federal government has refrained from doing so since (2003).

Therefore, one of the reasons why the United States criminal justice system needs to uplift capital punishment is because it has come to individuals’ understanding that this method of discipline, which happens to be brutal. It has existed for a long period, and indeed, if it is true, it saves a life. The current society should not be experiencing continued loss of lives through murder and crime. Thus, it should be regarded as having reached its expiration date and both the criminal and judicial system and needs to end immediately. Like the famous quote, “out with the old in with the new,” no matter in what form of that capital punishment has been administered in society, capital punishment has accomplished nothing less than terrorizing individuals in society (Conklin, 4). They are not just criminals who are experiencing his but also a close friend and family members at large. Therefore this s the reason why whenever the topic of the death penalty that has been evidenced to be divisive is introduced to individuals in the society, they tend to develop a lot of negative thoughts. Some of the society members who ought to be innocent have also undergone execution through this form of punishment has resulted in the worst feelings among various families and friends. These negative feelings usually result in various psychological ill-health issues. For instance, they tend to undergo some sought of emotional trauma and, at some point, even depression. Take a look at the Texas cases of Todd Willingham, a thirty-six-year-old man, who was executed by lethal injection on 17th February 2004. Cameron Todd Willingham was executed for murdering his three young children through the fire, but later, when investigations are made, it becomes clear that