Argumentative Essay
Murtaza, Taimour
Dr. Stacy Stuewe
English-1301 11.00 pm
Due Date: 11/11/2014
Is the Death Penalty Effective or Not An assumption is a statement that understood to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn. However, an assumption is just a hypothesis, not a fact. Mostly death penalty decisions are made based on assumptions; we use the assumptions in court and try to present that assumption as evidence. The death penalty has always been a difficult controversial topic, because it is subjective. Whether you are in favor of it or against it, there are licit arguments against each side. However, I believe that the death penalty does not help in any way in preventing homicides and crimes; it costs more than life in prison. However most costly aspect is the life of a falsely accused prisoner.
In 2004, Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in the state of Texas because of starting the fire that killed his children. Forensic specialists later discovered that the fire was not set by Cameron Todd Willingham, for which he was executed. April 15, 2011, Ernest Will from the Department of the Texas Forensic Science recommended offering more education for arson investigation and to carrying out these procedures to review old cases. Until now, at least one hundred and thirty eight people were wrongly convicted, who received penalty and were later found to be innocent. If someone is convicted of a crime but later found faultless, we can bail them out of jail but not from the grave.
The death penalty is not effective in preventing crimes and murders. According to the recent FBI report, murder rates are still high, whether or not there is capital punishment in the state and region.
Canada is an example which illustrates that the death penalty is not an effective deterrent. In 1976, Canada decided to terminate the death penalty in any case. Approximately seven hundred and twenty-one murders were committed in Canada, during 1975. Then in 2001, almost five hundred and
Dr. Stacy Stuewe
English-1301 11.00 pm
Due Date: 11/11/2014
Is the Death Penalty Effective or Not An assumption is a statement that understood to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn. However, an assumption is just a hypothesis, not a fact. Mostly death penalty decisions are made based on assumptions; we use the assumptions in court and try to present that assumption as evidence. The death penalty has always been a difficult controversial topic, because it is subjective. Whether you are in favor of it or against it, there are licit arguments against each side. However, I believe that the death penalty does not help in any way in preventing homicides and crimes; it costs more than life in prison. However most costly aspect is the life of a falsely accused prisoner.
In 2004, Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in the state of Texas because of starting the fire that killed his children. Forensic specialists later discovered that the fire was not set by Cameron Todd Willingham, for which he was executed. April 15, 2011, Ernest Will from the Department of the Texas Forensic Science recommended offering more education for arson investigation and to carrying out these procedures to review old cases. Until now, at least one hundred and thirty eight people were wrongly convicted, who received penalty and were later found to be innocent. If someone is convicted of a crime but later found faultless, we can bail them out of jail but not from the grave.
The death penalty is not effective in preventing crimes and murders. According to the recent FBI report, murder rates are still high, whether or not there is capital punishment in the state and region.
Canada is an example which illustrates that the death penalty is not an effective deterrent. In 1976, Canada decided to terminate the death penalty in any case. Approximately seven hundred and twenty-one murders were committed in Canada, during 1975. Then in 2001, almost five hundred and