Death Penalty eliminates the Criminals, not Crime

I totally agree with the statement because death penalty seems to

eliminate crime as it directly eliminates the criminals but it is not so. It
has been found from a study that it doesn’t deter people from
committing crimes. It can at most deter the likelihood of being caught or
punished. Moreover, if the judicial system is flawed then there is
possibility that an innocent person can be punished as witnesses and
prosecutors, all can make mistake. If a life is gone, it’s gone; it cannot be
brought back. It can also be said that death penalty can be an easy
retribution for the criminal as it liberates them from subsequent
punishment in one go. Converting the death penalty to life imprisonment
is much better way to let realise the offender his mistake. And, also if any
point of time it seems that he has have enough of his punishment and is
now a reformed human being, then he can be released too. So, I believe
that death penalty is never the answer, there is always an alternative to
it. It is rightly said by the author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings,
J.R.R. Tolkien “Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement; For
even the very wise cannot see all ends.”
-- Rahul Gauriyar (160543)