"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment." -J.r.r. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the ring
The death penalty is a punishment given to many people found guilty of committing capital crimes. The sentence has been decreasing in the United States due to not only controversy about the use of it, but also because of the high prices of execution that our nation’s taxpayers are paying.