my response to "Death Penalty: Justice or Murder?"

I thought Julianne's article was very well written, and it makes you consider how our government deals out judgement. Although I feel that there is a good reason for the death penalty, i don't think the government does a good job of using it. Knowing before committing a murder that you will be killed if caught would definitely detour some people from committing a crime, which would be saving lives. Also if someone i personally loved was murdered, i wouldn't want the person who killed them to live or get out of prison. Unfortunately our system allows that to happen, which she mentioned that the government doesn't fairly give out the death penalty, some murderers don't even get the death penalty. if our government finds a way to make the death penalty effective and consistent i think it could serve as a good judgement for people who commit murders, but as it is now a different judgement could be more productive.