Defend or oppose capital punishment

Proponents and opponents of the death penalty- such as David B. Mulhausen and Semon Frank Thompson in the preceding two essays (pp 526 and 530)- use statistics, experts opinions, and other evidence to support their arguments.But for many people the issue is a matter only of morality: it is right to execute convicted murders, or is not right? Write an essay in which you defend or oppose capital punishment, explaining as best you can the sources of your views, which may include (family, religion, personal experience, and so on). The essay MUST contain a minimum of five (5) citation from five (5) different sources. three (3) of those sources
MUST include (a) a textual reference from the play "The Exonerated pp. 535-543 (2) another from "How the Death Penalty Saves Lives" (pp. 526-527), and a third from "what I learned from executing Two Men" pp. 530- 533.