Do you think the death penalty should be used as a punishment for crime? why or why not?

For severe crimes, like taking a life of a human being, yes. I think it would in that case.

But I don't think it should be a penalty to such a large punishment such as a death penalty, because what if the criminal did something minor, like stealing from a small candy store or something like that? Would you really give that kind of person a punishment such as death, which the victim cannot redo life and try to improve as a better person?

I think the death penalty should be used for people who are long gone in mind and cannot come back, if you would know what I mean (people who don't feel regret for something like murder and such). In my opinion, that is! :)

Thanks,
  -xxred24