Although the problem of keeping or abolishing death penalty has not reached an agreement in the long debate, the argument put by the two sides enables us to stand on the forefathers’ shoulder to view this problem: should death penalty be abolished?I think it should not be abolished.The followings are my reasons:

　　关于死刑的存废，数百年的争论虽然没有使这一问题形成定论，但争论使存废两派的支持者发挥得淋漓尽致，使我们有机会站在前人的肩膀上冷静地看待这个问题：死刑到底应不应该废除?我的答案是不该废除。以下是我的观点: