“Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth” this system of equal punishment or “lex talionis” is the system on which our judicial system has been founded. There is no crime in which the punishment is less than the crime inflicted. If there were, crime would be a profitable business for criminals even if they were caught.
Punishment in fact must be exponentially greater than the profits of the crime so as to ably deter potential criminals. By implementing dangerous penalties we can protect ourselves from further encroachment on the law.
This was the theory behind the establishment of capital punishment, a practice that predates written history. There is no crime greater than to take the life of another man, as such there can only be one punishment severe enough to deter future homicides, only one punishment capable of challenging a killers resolve, only one punishment which fits the crime: Death.
Currently the issue of the death penalty has again came into the light of the public. There are cries some who claim the death penalty unconstitutional, claiming it qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment. Many would further argue that the system by which the judicial system doles out the death penalty is not thorough enough, that criminals are convinced to rashly and many innocent men and women die.
According to multiple studies on the Death Penalty Information Center the current system of capital punishment costs 4 times as much as the average case, which seeks life without parole. Cases must employ Jurors and court personnel for longer, do much deeper investigation
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