Costs and Consequences of the Death Penalty‚ written by Mark Costanzo‚ neatly lists reasons for opposition‚ and abolishment of‚ the death penalty. Costanzo provides a review of the history of the death penalty‚ a review of how the death penalty process is working today‚ questions on whether or not if the death penalty is inhumane and cheaper than life imprisonment. He also questions if the death penalty is fairly applied and the impact‚ if any‚ that it has on deterrence. He closely examines the
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The Eighth Amendment Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."Ever since the Eighth Amendment was ratified by the states in 1791‚ it has been a key part of our Constitution. The Eighth Amendment has protected our people from many things‚ including an overly high bail or "unnatural" punishments. It has ensured that in civil matters‚ as well as criminal cases‚ the people of America are protected from an overly high bail and cruel
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The death penalty is set for those who decide to do illegal crimes‚ like bringing or selling illegal drugs. But the death penalty is a cruel and unusual punishment which many innocent people die for. Many people are against the death penalty because there’s mostly about racial discrimination‚ it punishes the poor‚ and can put innocent lives at risk. There are many moral arguments against the death penalty‚ which should make us think twice about our reasons for us to support it. Racial discrimination
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be executed.However on January 16th he was released and all of his charges were dropped.This proves that someone who is completely innocent could be killed for no reason.Studies show that since 1973 more than 155 people have been released from death row with evidence of their innocence.This is the problem is that it’s chosen by a jury and judge but i don’t think that they should have the option of choosing.It is inhuman and leaves to many risks.
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Robert Lee Willie died Dec 28‚ 1984 on death row for killing 18 year old Faith Hathaway. Faith Hathaway was murdered May 28‚ 1980. On the day of her murder she was leaving a party‚ when Robert and his partner Joseph J. Vacarro (murderpedia) kidnapped and raped her in their car. When they finished they took her out into the woods and stabbed her 17 times (wikipedia) killing her in a very brutal way. Her body was dumped in a lake along Highway 25. Cases like these are a reason why we have the death
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Americans in the population‚ compared to the ration of them convicted with the death penalty. African Americans compose of twelve percent of the population of the United States‚ and they compose of forty-two percent of the number of current people on death row. Moreover‚ “in almost every death penalty [of a black person]‚ the race of the victim is white”‚ whereas “[since 1972] only one [death penalty] has involved a white defendant for the murder of a black person” (Schmalleger). These statistics clearly
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October 7th‚ 2013 by Diann Rust-Tierney and Joshua Marquis states that death penalty trials and appeals are so lengthy‚ it can take years before executions are carried out‚ burdening taxpayers with huge costs. Of the more that 3‚100 people now on death row in the U.S‚ hundreds have been there more than 20 years and many are not close to execution. For example: sentences are available to punish the guilty and keep our communities safe. Taxpayer dollars could be better spent on crime prevention and to support
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The Death Penalty is Too Harsh Many people may be aware there is a punishment for convicts known as the death penalty‚ also known as capital punishment. This penalty allows the state to put a convicted man or woman to death by: lethal injection‚ lethal gas‚ electrocution‚ or a firing squad. For many years protestors have been pushing for states to abolish the ability of sentencing someone to death for committing a crime. The death penalty has always been one of the most debated issues in the
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states use the death penalty. There are so many reasons why the death penalty is backwards. Well the first thing is‚ judges can make mistakes. A little bit over 4% of people on the death row are actually innocent. How would you feel if you or a loved one was truly innocent and was on the death row? You would pray that judge would see that they weren’t guiltily before their sentence has been done. This is truly unjust for the innocent people. Even if one innocent life is taken that is far too
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the house was set on fire on purpose‚ one of the witnesses who claimed that he saw Willingham set the fire recanted his statement. With the evidence provided there should not have been enough evidence to convict Willingham‚ much less put him on death row. In all likelihood Willingham was innocent and executed for a crime he did not commit. All in all this injustice could have been prevented by the abolishment of capital punishment. It is immoral for the United
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