Should be enforced in a more timely fashion
Jana Wofford:
More timely enforcement of the death penalty would help to reduce the crime
problem by instilling a sense of respect for the law in that sentences are more
than words on a page. Crimes carry consequences which should be understood.
This change in the ideology also would effect reduced costs. "One of the many
problems with the death penalty is that it is anything but swift and
sure..."(PD Chiefs: Death Penalty Fails) As in the case of Ted Bundy, the
system fell down by allowing him to remain on death row for 10 years after
murdering more than 50 women. The justice system cannot allow oversights of
this type to occur. It is the responsibility of all Americans to take action
to reform the current statutes regulating the death penalty and its
execution.