Comments on "The Death Penalty: Should We Have The Power?"

In Mr. Mowry's, "The Death Penalty: Should We Have The Power?", he offers a very reasoned and well written criticism of the death penalty and offers the solution of life imprisonment. I really enjoyed this article as it both taught me some things about the death penalty and also made a strong case for a ban against the death penalty on the national level.

The facts cited in the article were both interesting and useful. I had no idea that cases involving the death penalty cost somewhere around $2.3 million! Compared to $750,000 for cases not involving the death penalty. Equally hard to argue with was his statement that life imprisonment is a way to punish murderers without taking the life of another human being. Also, his point that the extra money could be used to beef up police forces and in turn more efficiently deter murders is a well founded one.

All in all, I found Mr. Mowry's article to be clear, persuasive and well thought out and I enjoyed reading about his position.