Capital Punishment: Against


More money is spent executing humans than keeping them in a
penitentiary for life. Compared to capital punishment, life in prison is far
worse. Mistakes may be made and no one can bring another human back to life.
Juries are often white and this may lead to racial decisions. Of the 144
executions since the 1976 reinstatement of the death penalty in the U.S., not
one white person has been executed for killing a black. Of the 16,000 executions
in U.S. history, only 30 cases involved a white sentenced for killing a black.
Therefore, no one, including the government, should have the power to tell
another human that they must be put to death, no matter what they commit.
Today's government and justice system is not as efficient as it should
be. If a mistake is made in an execution sentence and an innocent person dies,
no one can bring their life back. Now, if the death penalty did not exist, the
person would still have their life. Juries......

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