The death penalty has always been a controversial issue. It splits the American society into two factions: one for and another against it. The proliferation of weapons in this country has reached a dangerous proportion. Therefore, stopping the use of the death penalty would be chaotic, and the crime rate would have been much higher. What hides the effectiveness of the death penalty is a lack of draconian sentencing rules being applied to it.

Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, crimes are still being committed, and the executions are still being carried out. Despite 98 executions in 1999 and 39 last year, the country is now confronting with more crimes and sporadic terror attacks. Since the executions of criminals don’t seem to change the status quo, public opinion turns more in favor of doing away with capital punishment. A total of 19 states has already outlawed it. However, a crime should always beget death to the criminals, regardless of the alternatives offered by the pro-life activists.

The Oregonians For Alternatives to the death penalty argues that:

• There is a better alternative: life without parole.
• The death penalty puts innocent lives at risk.
• Race and place determine who lives and who dies.
• We pay many millions for the death penalty system
• Poor quality defense leaves many sentenced to death.
• Capital punishment does not deter crime.
• There is a better way to help the families of murder victims
• The death penalty is applied at random
• Capital punishment goes against almost every religion
• Mentally ill people are executed.

On the other hand, capital punishment is nothing new under the sun. It is the law in America as it was in the ancient civilization to punish crimes and other offenses. Even the bible advocated it. The United States is divided into two groups: one is pro- and the other one anti-death penalty. Likewise, one sees it as a good thing, and the other one perceives it as a bad thing. Let’s say John Doe who is anti-death penalty lost a loved one in a heinous crime. Is it what it should take John Doe to become a believer in the death penalty? In this regard, stopping the use of the death penalty would give a carte blanche to the criminals to commit more crimes. The new judicial motto should be “you kill; you will be swiftly put to death.” This is more than a scare; it is a strong deterrent.

The death penalty works, but a lot needs to be done. What’s lacking is a new approach that applies the principle of “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Hardened criminals have to be confronted with tough laws. Why are crimes so out of control in a democratic system? Under a dictatorial or a communist system, the rate of crimes is at such a low point that it is insignificant. It is because the harsh laws and the judicial system that rule crimes in those cultures do serve as a deterrent. Sometimes, the U.S. criminal court needs to bypass the democratic principles to adopt the strategy of those dictatorial cultures to deal evenly with criminals

“If an offender has committed murder, he must die. In this case, no possible substitute can satisfy justice. For there is no parallel between death and even the most miserable life, so that there is no equality of crime and retribution unless the perpetrator is judicially put to death,” President Barack Obama.

Despite the implementation of the death penalty, crimes are still high, a total of 12942 as of December 23, 2015, according to the Trace. How much worse would it be if the government had decided to stop using the death penalty? In this case, lawlessness would reign supreme. As long as the death penalty is flawless, it keeps our society safe regardless of statistics.

Stopping the death penalty would turn the United States into an anarchic society. Instead, the right thing for every American to do is to petition the U.S. Congress to pass laws that equally punish criminals for their crimes. “I support the death penalty because I believe, if administered swiftly and justly, capital punishment is a deterrent against future violence and will save other innocent lives." George W. Bush.