Killing someone is irrevocable. Mistakes happen and sometimes it turns out the person was innocent after all. If you kill them, that cannot be set right again and the government will be responsible for the murder of an innocent person.
It doesn’t have any effects on lowering crime, so it’s useless as a deterrent.
One could argue that it is morally wrong to give the government the official power to kill its citizens, even for a seemingly justified reason.
What purpose does a daeth penalty serve? Is a society with the possibilty for death penalties safer, happier or more stable? If not, why would you kill someone?
If you weigh the reasons against it (especially the always present danger of killing an innocent person) against the benefits (maybe a sense of justice served?), it’s just not worth it to have a death penalty.
There are several reasons you can give.
If you weigh the reasons against it (especially the always present danger of killing an innocent person) against the benefits (maybe a sense of justice served?), it’s just not worth it to have a death penalty.