Capital Punishment In Ed Koch's The Death Penalty

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The Death Penalty has always been one of the most controversial topics in the world. It is the punishment of execution, of one who committed a serious crime. Ed Koch, a retired mayor of New York, wrote “The Death Penalty,” in which he was in favor of the penalty. Ed Koch once wrote, “Life is indeed precious, and I believe the death penalty helps to affirm this fact” (Koch). What he is saying by his thesis is those that have convicted murder, giving them the death penalty, helps the murderer realize what kind of crime they have committed. When you get into trouble, you have to face consequences, such as being grounded, spanked, or sitting in time out. If you murder someone, you have to face consequences as well, such as life in prison or the
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