The Penalty Of Death Mencken Analysis

According to H.L. Mencken in his article “The Penalty of Death", that death penalty is important and a must to have a very effective justice system. Mencken believes that capital punishments should be given to those who take the lives of other people regardless of all civilized order. He supports his argument by three important reasons pleasantness of the ancient art, deterrence and katharsis.
Mencken refuses the idea of repealing death penalties that hangman’s job is hateful. He claims that there are many other jobs which are unpleasant like that the job of soldier, sweeper, plumber etc. but they are needed for the society. He thinks that hangman is satisfied to practice his ancient craft and also is needed for the society. Mencken mentions