As an MHS twelfth grader and sociology major, I humbly share my views with the justice system regarding the abolition case or not capital punishment. There is in fact a case today where an American state has filed a petition seeking to permanently abolish the death penalty throughout the United States. I believe this is a very insensitive call – one of the main reasons capital punishment is carried out is to develop a sense of morality as well as protection within society as a whole, and not to put so much emphasis on the criminals who damage the rest of civilization. Known to function as a deterrent to the commission of many types of crimes ranging from murder to treason to theft, capital punishment in the United States should remain authorized despite its current variability across all affiliated states and therefore continue to be applied. Many pro-death penalty analysts have reached the point where their research and statistics have provided them with the evidence needed to justify what is right and wrong. About.com Liberal Politics contributor Deborah White said: “As of October 2009, capital punishment in the United States has been officially sanctioned by thirty-four states, as well as the federal government. Each state that has legalized capital punishment has different laws regarding its methods, age limits, and eligible crimes. Although executions rarely take place in these participating states, only a small fraction of murderers are mostly sentenced to death. This means that states that have regulated the death penalty within their societies experience fewer murders and crimes. However, it is said that "no state has the absolute right to put to death its worst criminals, even if it is a major issue...... middle of paper ......apitalpunsihmentuk.org . Capital punishment in the United Kingdom, 2009. Web. March 7, 2011. White, Deborah. “Advantages and disadvantages of the death penalty and capital punishment. » About.com. About.com American Liberal Politics, nd, Web. March 7, 2011. Carmical, Casey. “The death penalty: morally defensible? » Casey's critical thinking. Casey Carmical, March 8, 2011. Web. March 7, 2011. Lowe, Wesley. “Pro Capital Punishment Page. » Wesleylowe.com. Wesley Lowe, January 17, 2011. Web. March 7, 2011. Anderson, David. “Summary of the arguments in favor of the death penalty.” Ouideathpenalty.com. David Anderson, 2008. The web. March 7, 2011. Lee, Robert. “Deserving to die.” Take sides. Comp. Kurt Finsterbusch. Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2004. Print. Fagan, Jeffrey. “Deterrence and the Death Penalty: A Critical Review of New Evidence.” » Testimony of Jeffrey Fagan, Ph.D. Columbia Law School. January 21, 2005. The web. March 14 2011.