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Capital Punishment now there is a solution. The usage, and threat of capital punishment is the most powerful deterrent of crime ever devised by any form of government. Those who are against this convention often say, “its not whether or not the criminal deserves to die it is a question of if we have the right to kill them.” A criminal, who has been subjected to thorough investigation and proven without question to be a murderer, bestowed the right to kill upon his or herself. Therefore it is only fair that the justice system has this power delegated to itself. For justice, the basis for all laws that preserve liberty, is as Merriam Webster said, “impartial adjustment of conflicting claims”. Therefore there must an execution evenly dealt to the murderer for the murder committed. Some states, such as Alaska