The principal argument advanced by those opposed to the death penalty , basically , is that it is cruel and inhuman punishment , that it is the mark of a brutal society , and finally that it is of questionable effectiveness as a deterrent to crime anyway 基本上说，反对死刑人士所提出的主要观点是，死刑之惩罚很残忍，不人道，是社会暴虐的标志，并且，不论怎么说，对犯罪的威慑之有效性也是打问号的。
