DEATH PENALTY

Clifford Boggess should not have been executed for his actions. After being on Death Row for so many years he became a changed man. A  who let his faith take over his life and helped him come to terms with what he had done. If the death penalty is used to make an example of criminals who have done wrong, is it better to kill them or let them stay in prison for the rest of their lives?  Clifford Boggess changed over the course of time. One of the benefits of putting criminals in prison is that they are able to think about their actions and feel true remorse. Being on Death Row for so long helped Boggess think clearly about his crime and really helped him sort his issues out.  Thats why I think it's better to keep these men in prison and give them time to think about their actions and forgive themselves.  After listening to the victims families response to Boggess death sentence, it  did not appear that they found justice in his death. One of the relatives of the men who died said that after all this time Boggess had come to his senses and changed himself. He wasn't being truly punished because he accepted his death. It wasnt teaching him a lesson. He was fully prepared to die and had no problem with it. This is why the death sentence serves no justice to the family members. It takes so long when you have a person on death row that if they arent immediately killed then its not like they are learning their lesson.  I believe that a life sentence in prison is just as effective and better than the death sentence. How do we teach society it is not ok to kill by putting someone to death?