Technically the United States Constitution does not go against capital punishment per se. The Constitution prevents people from receiving cruel and unusual punishment. As far as the death penalty...
To reduce crimeAnother View: Because the citizens of that state choose to keep the death penalty as an alternative to a sentence of life in prison. If and when the citizens, as represented by their...
Outside of Europe, capital punishment is still used in several countries of the world. The US, China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Pakistan are among the countries that still have a death penalty,...