McCarley 1
Aimee McCarley
English 3
Mrs. Huddleston
September 15, 2020
Capital Punishment
What if someone in your family was murdered? How would you want the murderer to be
punished? If someone chooses to take the life of another human being, I believe that they should
not get to live either. “Supporters of the death penalty believe that those who commit murder,
because they have taken the life of another, have forfeited their own right to live.”
(Britannica.com). According to Oliphant, J. Baxter, “Today, 54% of Americans favor the death
penalty for people convicted of murder, while 39% are opposed, according to a Pew Research
