America's million-dollar question is: Should capital punishment be allowed? Americans were taken by surprise by decisions on the death penalty; in the past many agreed with the punishment due to lack of knowledge on the issue. Today, information about capital punishment is everywhere. I agreed with most of America on the issue; it should be allowed for its many beneficial reasons. I believe in “just desert”, that is, criminals should receive the same punishment they used against their victims. If you kill someone intentionally you should get the death penalty. Finally, society feels relieved because capital punishment protects its human dignity which is at risk if the accused remains alive; The dignity of society is undermined if the accused is not punished because he becomes a participant in the crime. Therefore, with this punishment the occurrence of anarchy is avoided as it will also serve as a deterrent. Some philosophers like Kant and Pojman agreed with my point of view while others like Marshall and Bedau disputed it. Kant agreed with the death penalty under certain conditions. He created a conception of human dignity that gave people this special value. He believed that human dignity was a person's value and should be respected. Therefore, the death penalty is approved because respect for human dignity would require capital punishment for a murderer. Human dignity is essential and special because everyone achieves it. Human dignity is based on a special value that does not vary and is a value that everyone achieves equally (this equality serves as the basis for equal human rights). Human dignity should not be confused with a person's usefulness, talents, values ​​or luck because these are all extrinsic frictions...... middle of paper ......has become increasingly infamous in certain cases because life in prison was not sufficient punishment for some offenders. Life imprisonment for murder does not comply with the principle of equality or the rigorous concept of equality; a horrible life is not the same as a non-existent life. References: • Bedau, H. A. (2004). Killing as Punishment: Reflections on the Death Penalty in America. York, Pennsylvania. Maple print. Northeastern University Press. Print• Ezorsky, G. (1972). Philosophical perspectives on punishment. Justice and punishment. Albany, New York. State University of New York. Print.• Marshall, T. The death penalty is a denial of human dignity. Retrieved from: http://eres.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/eres/download.aspx?doc21.ID=155828.1• Pojman, LP For the Death Penalty. Retrieved from: http://eres.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/eres/download.aspx?docID=21929&shor