Death Penalty
Right now,I am against the death penalty .When you look at the death penalty system in action,you realize that the only purpose it serves is for revenge.It is seriously and intrinsically flawed in application and there is a serious and continuing risk of executing innocent people.Although ,it costs much more than life in prison,the death penalty doesn't prevent others from committing murder.No a reliable study show the death penalty deters others.Homicide r
ates are higher in states and regions that have it than in those that don't.
130 people on death rows have been released with proof that they were wrongfully convicted.DNA,available in less than 10%of all homicides ,can't guarantee we won't execute innocent people .If someone is convicted and later found innocent you can release him from prison,but not from the grave.
Live without parole ,on the books in 48 states,also prevents reoffending.It means what it says,and spending 23of24 hours a day locked in a tiny cell is not a picnic.Life without parole costs less than the death penalty.
The death penalty isn't reserved for the worst crimes,but for defendants with the worst lawyers.It doesn'tapply to people with money.When is thelasttime a wealthy person was on death row ,let alone executed.
Some people said,that is balance,if someone kills they should be killed and it's too humane.Give a vicious killer life under torture.