Why the Death Penalty?

My blog topic is concerned with the issues of the Death Penalty. I chose this topic because it is so controversial and most people have an opinion or something to say about it. I am interested in this topic because it relates to my major and I am particularly interested with crimes and the punishments that fit a certain crime. There are many different sides to the death penalty argument, and many people take different things into account. For example, how the person was brought up might affect their view on the death penalty, or even who the suspect is and crimes they have committed beforehand. Some say it is inhumane, and we have laws against murder, but others think it is only fair after the crimes they have committed and the damage they have done. Im leaving this question to the audience, "Do you think the Death Penalty is acceptable in our society?"