There isn’t much argument that despite this being a country that supposedly believes in ‘law and order’, there isn’t much order and the law seems to have very flexible interpretation from the most minor to the most significant crimes. Who should be sentenced to capital punishment if we expand the use. Looters for example throughout history have been executed – but in our country currently looting is a misdemeanor at best and not enforced in many cases. The damages from looting are in the billions with the damage to the credibility of our system of government beyond calculation. Citizens are fearful of even driving to many parts of major cities with the collective damage to businesses at historic highs. A valuable tool for enforcing order through the use of capital punishment is offered by insurance companies and their actuarial tables. If, for example when an airplane crashes the damages for the life of the individual passengers is frequently determined by factors like life expectancy, earning potential and punitive damages if negligence is proven. In the case of looters, car jacking and other crimes we are able to determine if the value of the life of the perpetrator is less than the value of the damages caused by the criminal activity in a state or nationally and use this as the basis for determining capital punishment.