"Why should we kill people who killed people, to show that killing people is wrong?" This was always a thought-provoking question held against the death penalty. Indeed there are people who favor the capital punishment, but at the same time, there are those who want it to be abolished. The death penalty refers to executing a person who had been found guilty of committing crime under their legal system. It could be considered as a payback to the killer, or from restraining potential crimes being committed again in the future, by sentencing criminals to death in different ways. However, even for the worst crimes of all, life without parole makes the world a better place. I am in contradiction to the death penalty not just for the sympathy on murderers, but for the ineffectiveness of reducing crime rates, alongside with the sufferings brought to the families of murder victims, the financial burden on society and above all, innocent people who had became victims under this rule. Questions have been raised regarding the violation of human rights. Death penalty has always contradicted human rights and human dignity. Firstly, it violates the right of life, which appears to be the most fundamental of all human rights. Every individual should have the right to live, even criminals should be given a chance, even murderers, are just human after all. Moreover, the death penalty violates human right of not to be subjected to any cruelty, violent torture or inhumane treatment and punishment. Eyewitness had described one of the scenes of the final moments of John Evans in Alabama undergoing death sentence. "The first jolt of 1900 volts of electricity passed through Mr. Evans' body. It lasted thirty seconds. Sparks and flame erupted from the electrode tied to his leg. His body slammed against the straps holding him in the electric chair and his fist clenched permanently. A large puff of grayish smoke and sparks poured out from under the hood that c