Capital Punishment I believe that capital punishment is the right thing to do, especially for repeat and violent offenders. I think that people should think about what will happen to them if they commit a crime, and the consequences that will follow the crime. We as a society have enough problems to deal with without people committing crimes. I am for capital punishment because the cost is expensive for keeping a prisoner in prison, society has the right to protect itself, and the deterrence of serious crimes. First of all, it costs too much of hard working taxpayers’ dollars to send someone to prison. It costs between twenty to forty thousand dollars per person each year to keep a