Persuasive Essay on Capital Punishment Capital punishment should be used more often in our jails across the nation. The rate for capital punishment has been steadily decreasing and therefore life imprisonment has been the more frequently used punishment for crimes such as murder (McAnay 124). If used appropriately, the death penalty could be a great success because it could teach people that the murderous crime(s) committed by a person is wrong and that the country will no longer tolerate such acts of violence (Bedau). Although many adversaries argue that the death penalty can never fully eliminate criminals, the death penalty creates a s