Summary Of The Death Penalty By David Von Drehle
“Those without the capital get the punishment,” as quoted from the article the Death of the Death Penalty by David Von Drehle. Highlighting the varying topics of the death penalty with various quotes and graphic illustrations to proclaim his visual of why the capital punishment era is ending. Drehle provided his opinion of the death penalty, “…as a form of punishment for those who commit capital murder, and I now believe that it should be abolished.” Hence, I can agree with Drehle’s proclamation because of the numerous facts provided in his article. Likewise, I found many interesting facts provided to enhance my understanding and proclaimed side of agreeing with Drehle. The nearly 30 years of studying and writing about the death penalty, provided the five reasons that Drehle proclaimed “the end of this troubled system is creeping into view.” The five reasons: we’re not getting better at it, the crime rate has decreased, dwindling justifications, governments are going broke, and lastly, the justices. In each reasoning’s, it provides facts that, as quoted from the article, “the facts are irrefutable, and the logic is clear,” clear and irrefutable
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enough to question the death penalty as a form of punishment. Consequently, as mentioned in the article, “the reality is that the capital punishment is nothing more than an expensive, wasteful and risky government program,” a program that is eating us up—financially and economically.
Thus, the providing pharmaceutical companies are denying their drugs upon the deadly usage involved. As well as, the legal definition of capital punishment is a lengthy process of appeals and reviews. In the third reasoning’s of Drehle’s five reasons, I found it interesting that as stated in the article, “the death penalty has been made to serve three kinds of purpose…the second historical purpose has been discredited by time: the death penalty was a powerful tool of white supremacy.” For, historical times foreshadowed dark times of slaver where white supremacy was ruled as powerholders upon the
law. All in all, as quoted from the article, “the American death-penalty system is so slow, inconsistent and inefficient that it costs far more than the life-without-parole alternative.” Nonetheless, the death penalty is something in the working progress of reviewing. Since, such sentencing was ruled by a federal judge in Southern California, Cormac J. Carney as violating the Eight Amendment—ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
enough to question the death penalty as a form of punishment. Consequently, as mentioned in the article, “the reality is that the capital punishment is nothing more than an expensive, wasteful and risky government program,” a program that is eating us up—financially and economically.
Thus, the providing pharmaceutical companies are denying their drugs upon the deadly usage involved. As well as, the legal definition of capital punishment is a lengthy process of appeals and reviews. In the third reasoning’s of Drehle’s five reasons, I found it interesting that as stated in the article, “the death penalty has been made to serve three kinds of purpose…the second historical purpose has been discredited by time: the death penalty was a powerful tool of white supremacy.” For, historical times foreshadowed dark times of slaver where white supremacy was ruled as powerholders upon the
law. All in all, as quoted from the article, “the American death-penalty system is so slow, inconsistent and inefficient that it costs far more than the life-without-parole alternative.” Nonetheless, the death penalty is something in the working progress of reviewing. Since, such sentencing was ruled by a federal judge in Southern California, Cormac J. Carney as violating the Eight Amendment—ban on cruel and unusual punishment.