As the war on crime continues, two truths hold steady: eliminating all crime is impossible, and controlling it is a must. The main weapon used to control crime in this war is deterrence. The government's deterrent for committing murder is the death penalty. The fear of death will not deter every person who contemplates murder from doing it. Whether it is for religious reasons and the hope of salvation or something else, stopping some people …showed first 75 words of 1375 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1375 total…no deterring value (Worsnop 2).         Murders will continue, it seems, no matter what is done about it. The proponents of capital punishment say that this is true, but the deterring effects of the death penalty control it somewhat. Opponents to this say that the death penalty holds no deterring effect of any kind. They believe that capital punishment is just useless killing with no inherent value. This debate is likely to continue for years to come.