Capital punishment gives killers good cause to fear arrest and conviction

http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/Articles/Pataki.htm

This is an article demonstrating the view of George E. Pataki, the Governor of New York State, that the death penalty was necessary in New York to create a sense of fear and responsibility to criminals in the society. He was the governor at the time that New York became a state where the death penalty was allowed, and his place of political power shows a view from the actual people that legislate this policy. He said that the Death Penalty provides the innocent community with peace, and by legislating it “New Yorkers now live in safer communities because we finally have begun to create a climate that protects and empowers our citizens, while giving criminals good cause to fear arrest and conviction.” In other words, Pataki is making the claim that capital punishment creates a sense of fear in criminals, ultimately stopping them from committing such heinous crimes. Pataki also makes claims that the death penalty has grounds to “provide a true measure of justice to murder victims and their loved ones” with various examples such as the case of the murder of Adrien Hunter. Ultimately, Pataki makes an argument that capital punishment is a just practice and is necessary to bring political and social justice in a society.