A Controversial Topic Capital punishment has been a controversial issue in society for centuries. It is a significant topic in our community because of its ambiguity in creating and maintaining a less vulnerable society. Skeptics of capital punishment are against it in the case of supposed moral reasons, such as the unjust accusation of the crime committed, as well as the idea that human life should be a right for everyone and no one should have the ability to deprive someone of it. Others argue that it is a highly justifiable method of punishment in serious criminal cases and that society would become a more safe place if it were applied more prominently. Following the controversy surrounding capital punishment, it has been abolished in many countries, but in some it remains intact. Regarding the positive effects of capital punishment, it should be the preferred method of penalizing murderers over life imprisonment, as it protects society, is the most justifiable way of punishment, and warns potential murderers. A method to protect society Capital punishment should be applied to help protect the world at large, since the murderer has no chance of repeating a crime by escaping from prison to regain freedom, as well as by killing fellow inmates and prison workers . When a murderer is sentenced to prison there is always the possibility that he may escape and go on to kill other people, causing further problems and distress to our already deteriorating society. There have been many cases of convicted murderers escaping from prison. A French criminal, Pascal Payet, failed to hijack a protected truck in 1997 and killed the driver by shooting him 14 times. He was then sent... in the middle of the paper... A conversation with Prof. Robert Blecker on the death penalty [video file]. Retrieved from http://nyls.mediasite.comPhillips, D. P. (1980). The deterrent effect of capital punishment: New evidence on an old controversy. American Journal of Sociology, 86(1), 143.Pojman, L.P., Reiman, J.H. (1998). The death penalty: pros and cons. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Rowe, W.F. (1996, February 1). Convicted by juries, exonerated by science: Case studies of using DNA evidence to establish innocence after trial. National Institute of Justice, 10, 15. Retrieved from https://www.ncjrs.gov/Slopping out case: life of luxury in British prisons. (2011, September 26). TheTelegraph. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/Van Den Haag, E. (1969). On deterrence and the death penalty. The journal of criminal law, criminology and police science, 60, 146-147.