The death penalty just won't die in the US

The debate on capitol punishment is ongoing in these United States. The issue recently came up in Kansas as its legislature debated the cost of such punishment. It is always a heated issue. In Europe and most Latin American Countries the practice is outlawed. But the US is a unique place when it comes to punishing criminals. The system is especially harsh. Killing people just seems the US thing to do. As its opponents have pointed out, it is expensive and inaffective. It is a feel good solution that appeals to those who have lost loved ones to such crimes as murder.
However, just because it feels good doesn't mean it is the right thing to do. Mistakes are made and cannot be undone. Some people are put on death row for political reasons. The Rosenbergs, Sacco-Vanzetti and the Haymarket martyrs are examples of political executions. In recent years there has been an attempt to execute Mumia Abu-Jamal, for aledgedly shooting a policeman. That attempt has been thwarted, but such heated cases keep coming back up.
The Kansas legislature has post-poned doing away with the death penalty, but the issue is sure to re-imerge.
Americans love harsh penalties for those who break their laws and nothing is harsher than executing people. If Pol Pot where an American, he could easily win an election to run our prison systems.