Unusual Punishment

The death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment. I believe that humans have no right what so ever to choose whether or not someone is to be put to death no matter what the crime is. I believe we have a sovereign God that gives and takes our breath away and will have vengeance how he sees fit. We do not always have the right person for the crime and many innocent people have been exonerated from being punished for crimes they did not commit. I see if the person was just incarcerated you can do your best to give them back their life if you have killed them you cannot fix that mistake. For instance some individuals do reform like Stanley Tookie Williams who was put to death in December of 2005. This man was changed he took to writing books was even nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and Nobel Literature Prize. I see that a man of this character and the complete turnaround could have benefited society. He focused on keeping children out of the gangs and promoted peace (About, 2010). But, they did not give this man a chance to prove he was reformed and rehabilitated and he claimed his innocence till the end.
The death penalty in my opinion does not deter crime. There are several questions that helped me render my answer. The first one is does the death penalty make society feel safer? Does the death penalty reduce the crime rate? The answer is no to both of them. Maybe, if they took away the television sets, air conditioner, weights and sports this might show deterrence. The correctional institutions should not be made a facility of comfort. The inmates are allowed to have visiting with guests where they can touch, talk and eat in courtyards every weekend or every other weekend. I do not agree with providing such a relaxing environment makes the punishment arduous. The punishment should not be easy by any means. Who would want to commit crimes where there is no ac, televisions, contact visits or even weight lifting? If we re-evaluate the prisons and make it...