Death Penalty argument against

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The Death Penalty is Wrong and Unjust



The very crime we are saying iswrong, is the one we will commit

to show how wrong it was.

74% support it but few have seen it. – Judgment at Midnight



Four main reasons it should be abolished

(1) No crime rate reductionCrime data comparing death penalty and non-death penalty states shows no crime rate reduction

(2) The criminal justice system makes mistakes

The possibility of executing innocent people is both inherently wrong and morally reprehensible

(3) The death penalty wastes precious resources

that could be best used to fight crime and solvethousands of unsolved homicides

(4) Killing the perpetrator does not bring peace to victim’s families



NOT a Deterrent

Proponents argue that the death penalty is a deterrent. The datacollected by The Death Penalty Information Center , anational non-profit organization providing analysis andinformation on issues concerning capital punishment findsotherwise. (numbers in thousands)





Innocent men and women die .

Shortening the appeals process carries the risk of mistake. NealDupree, head of one of the Florida appellate offices for death row inmates noted, "People need to know that just because someone has been convicted does not mean they are guilty.“ Larry Spalding, who had been head of one of the (Florida) appellate offices, added: "The most

important thing we know about false convictions is that they happenand on a regular basis." Spalding said. "(Appellate) attorneys ... aretrying to exonerate the innocent, and to prevent a wrongful execution.They should be admired, not excoriated." Florida has had moreexonerations from death row (23) than any other state in the country.

The profile alluded to this fact with respect to Antonio James .• 6 witnesses not heard from• other perpetrators received plea agreements• Lack of good representation due to financial constraints

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_indian_river_county/cost-of-floridas-death-row-easily-exceeds-1m-per-inmate-investigation-shows



It costs more not less to execute a man thanto keep him imprisoned for life.

Costs of the death penalty in Florida revealed the state is spendingas much as $1 million per inmate just for incarceration and appellatecosts.

Trial costs would add substantially to the state's total.

For one man Appeals cost $296,000, for a total of $984,000.

Those figures do not include salaries for judges, prosecutors andclerks handling the cases.

There are terrible unseen effects on and costs to thecommunity

Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, October 8, 2012



Many professionals in the legal andcorrections system seek to abolish it

Warden used to believe it a just punishment but after experiencing it,has a different opinion

Other corrections officers remarked that those who receive it are notalways the ones you would say deserve it

(1) The criminal justice system makes mistakes and the possibility of executinginnocent people is both inherently wrong and morally reprehensible; (2) My personal experience and crime data show the death penalty does not reducecrime; and (3) The death penalty wastes precious resources that could be bestused to fight crime and solve thousands of unsolved homicides languishing infiling cabinets in understaffed police departments across the state.”

(G. Gascon, " Viewpoints: Should we OK Prop. 34 to end executions? Yes ," Sacramento Bee, Oct. 14, 2012

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/14/4907753/yes-death-penalty-is-a-costly.html

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/14/4907753/yes-death-penalty-is-a-costly.html



Killing the perpetrator does not bring peace to thehearts of victim’s families

The profile showed interviews with several people whose family members were victims of violent crimes. All of them admitted death would not erase the pain of

the loss of their loved ones

The profile showed the tremendous grief of AntonioJames’ family, his attorneys and even the correctionsofficers themselves

It actually doubles the pain in communities



• My loved one did not get toplead for life

2 wrongs

• An eye for an eyeJudge Not Lest Ye be JudgedThe Golden Rule

Proponents say:



Other reasons against the Death PenaltyPER PROFILE:

“ People change” - Warden Angola Prison“People change people” - Warden Angola Prison

Its easy to be for it, not to do it“The worst of the worst are not killed.” – CorrectionsOfficer Angola PrisonInadvertently causes others to commit murder in order to keeptheir jobsBias against the poor, those with few resources and without goodeducation



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