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The Death penalty, just mentioning it strikes controversy immediately. Death penalty supporters argue that justice demands a death sentence in certain cases, and that the concept of an "eye for an eye" is based on the nation's shared religious values. They further argue that the death penalty can prevent capital crimes and possibly save lives in the process. In addition to any deterrent effects, supporters argue that there is an additional incapacitation effect -- executed …

…deserving. Killing is only be justified when either in self defense or to commend people for committing the crime of murder. Killing can justified, murder cannot, murder is defined as, "the unlawful and malicious or premeditated killing of one human being by another” (aclu) A capital punishment rule can only be acceptable if it is morally defensible and all right have been given to the criminal and with his crimes he trades in his rights.