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/^t/This short discussion of the main points linked to the problem of capital punishment leads to the final question. Is death penalty justifiable? Though, as we have seen, it is a complex issue, but an instinctive answer is simple. Death penalty is not justifiable. First and foremost, it does not meet the requirements of a civilized penal code, because it denies the criminal the right to reform. Second, it does not seem to be an efficient deterrent. Statistics are ambiguous in this respect as it is difficult to account for all sociological factors involved. It also raises numerous moral questions and does not solve any. Finally, it does not cure the society from evil, but only removes responsibility for it from all of us, to one, to the offender. Capital punishment is nothing more than a confession on the part of the community of a failure to protect, educate and support its every member.