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    Death Penalty Should Exist The problem with death penalty is very controversial. People divided over how to punish criminal. When a person did something wrong or broke the law‚ he would get punished‚ such as warnings‚ fines‚ detention‚ fixed-time imprisonment‚ life imprisonment and death. According to his mistake how serious‚ he would be sentenced to which punishment. But some people thought that everyone has made mistakes. So we should just give a small punishment to criminal rather than death penalty

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    Should Death Penalty Be Used For Drug Traffickers in Malaysia? There have been a lot of oppositions against death penalty for drug traffickers although they have posted a great threat to Malaysia. In my opinion‚ death penalty should still be used on drug traffickers in Malaysian. I have a few valid reasons to support my stand. Firstly‚ drug can destroy the lives of million people. There has been cases that a blissful relationship broken into pieces because of drugs.

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    Whether the death penalty should be legal in the United States or not is a major controversy. People have gone back and forth weighing the pros and cons to each side. One of the questions many people ask is‚ “Why do we kill people who kill people to show that killing people is wrong?” (Drehle‚ 2015‚ pg. 6). The death penalty should be illegal because life in prison is a worse punishment and easier on families‚ it uses up more time and money‚ people are wrongfully accused sometimes‚ and lethal

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    Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished? In the United States all 50 states have some form of the death penalty. 35+ states use lethal injection‚ 9 use electrocution‚ 11 use the gas chamber‚ 3 use hanging and 3 use a firing squad (Methods). In Ohio we use lethal injection as a sole method and in 2009 Ohio adopted a one-drug protocol using only sodium pentathol (Methods). People on death row are usually put there for committing violent crimes. Ohio currently has 142 people on death row‚ which is down

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    Does death justify the loss of a loved one? The death penalty has been around for decades‚ raising questions and resulting in the issue of whether it is socially acceptable or morally incorrect. Instinctively we perceive death with horror‚ particularly the thought of killing someone else. But as human beings we also have a barbarian instinct that wants revenge when someone has hurt us deeply. Generally people who have suffered a tragedy‚ in which a loved one has been taken from them‚ would tend to

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    year 2012 there are 3‚146 death row inmates waiting to be executed. A French philosopher‚ Albert Camus once said “Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders”. Do you think the death penalty should be legal? I logical think that the death penalty should be abolished throughout the USA. I also think millions of Americans want the something. There are many reasons why I and other’s think the death penalty should not be legal. First‚ it shows that the death penalty is much more expensive

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    Studies show that the death penalty is an in-effective deterrent of crime and is an economic burden to tax-payers‚ counties‚ and states. The main issues of this essay are whether or not the death penalty is in fact‚ a deterrent of crime‚ and if the burden of the cost associated with the death penalty is worth the retribution. As Mahatma Ghandi said‚ “An eye for an eye leaves us all blind.” Capital punishment is the sentencing of convicted criminals to death. It is a highly controversial and debatable

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    Should we as Americans be the ones to judge someone to death? That is what happens every time that a criminal is sentenced to death. The death penalty is a major debate that Americans have faced for many years. Who are we though to commit a crime against one who committed the wrongful crime? Doesn’t this make us just as guilty as the criminal? Through this paper we will explore the pros‚ cons‚ and whether the death penalty serves to morally normalize society. The death penalty is a major debate

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    Paul Davis Mrs. Solis English 101 11 December 2013 Should the Death Penalty be Allowed? I am writing my research project on why the death penalty should be allowed and practiced by our government. People who are against the death penalty would say executions and court dates are too expensive and that the death penalty is harsh and immoral. People who choose to commit such horrible crimes should face the death penalty because our founding fathers supported capital punishment and did not consider

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    incorrect? Why the death penalty should be abolished? The death penalty is important‚ because the death penalty affects everyone not just real human lives. Some people choose to show compassion and believe no one’s lives should be taken‚ whereas others believe they deserve revenge‚ even if the revenge is taking someone’s life. The death penalty should be abolished because of it is not cost efficient‚ innocent lives are taken‚ and it causes a loss in government. The death penalty is not cost efficient

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