The Death Penalty In Nebraska

In the article “The Federal Government Plans To Seize Nebraska’s Illegal Execution Drug Shipment When It Arrives In The U.S.”, author Chris McDaniel writes about a letter from the FDA explaining that Nebraska next shipment of execution drugs would be illegal. As well, the repeal of the death penalty that happened in the Nebraska legislature. The death penalty is a dividing issue in the United States because the ongoing debate over its constitutionality. In this debate over its constitutionality, I side against the death penalty. I am against the death penalty because if exonerating evidence surfaces after a prisoner is executed there is no way to fix it. Also, I question the appropriate method for execution with the issue of cruel and unusual
punishment. This comes to mind because of recent events that have occurred in several states such as the case were the inmate in Oklahoma died of a heart attack 40 minutes after his lethal injection. In addition the death penalty may not be applied fairly when it comes to race, income or gender because of the widespread unfairness of the justice system. Also the death penalty is intended to be justice but the process is a traumatizing experience for victims’ families. As for the governor of Nebraska who is illegally importing execution drugs into the state I believe he is governing lawlessly. Solving this issue will take time and compromise from both sides because we need to reflect on ourselves and ask is it worth millions of dollars and the heartache of other families to see another life of a human being by another human being.