The following selection was originally submitted as letters to the editor of newspapers and magazines. Determine whether , with good reason, that will it be considered as an argument. Identify the conclusion.
What this country needs is a return to the concept of swift and certain justice. If we need more courts, judges and prisons, then so be it. And as for capital punishment, I say let the punishment fit the crime. When criminals behave more like humans, then we can start to treat them more humanely. In the meantime, I would like to see the Night Stalkers of our society swiftly executed rather than coddled by our courts and prisons.