Should The United States Abolish The Death Penalty?
Capital punishment has not been proven to deter crime and it opens the possibility of executing innocent people. That is why the United States of America should abolish the death penalty.
In 2014, 35 inmates were executed in the United States, and 3,002 were on death row.
The U.S.A. is one of the last countries in the world that still executes prisoners.
The most important question to ask when you argue about the death penalty is, if it really is justice to take lives.
Supporters of the death penalty always say that it is deterrent to crime but after several years of intensive research, 1)there is no proof that the death penalty is more effective than the alternatives. Furthermore the capital punishment is neither a practical nor a cost-efficient punishment. 2) In a detailed study in 2009,criminologists at the University of Texas at Dallas showed the falls information earlier studies provided, claiming that the death penalty had a deterrent effect (Christof Heyns and Juan Mendez). The government's job is it to protect the country’s citizens, but there is only little evidence that the death penalty is a strong deterrent to murder and other crimes. A recent study shows …show more content…
2)When the police questioned him after he was caught, he told them he had confirmed Illinois had abolished the death penalty on the morning of the murder (Jeff Jacoby). If Illinois would not have abolished the death penalty Jitka Vesel would still be alive.1)After several years of studies there is still no proof that the death penalty is more deterrent to crime than any of its current alternatives. Opponents also say that with the death penalty there comes the risk of killing innocent people for the crimes others committed but the people who are getting killed by criminals are innocent people too. They get killed without any
In 2014, 35 inmates were executed in the United States, and 3,002 were on death row.
The U.S.A. is one of the last countries in the world that still executes prisoners.
The most important question to ask when you argue about the death penalty is, if it really is justice to take lives.
Supporters of the death penalty always say that it is deterrent to crime but after several years of intensive research, 1)there is no proof that the death penalty is more effective than the alternatives. Furthermore the capital punishment is neither a practical nor a cost-efficient punishment. 2) In a detailed study in 2009,criminologists at the University of Texas at Dallas showed the falls information earlier studies provided, claiming that the death penalty had a deterrent effect (Christof Heyns and Juan Mendez). The government's job is it to protect the country’s citizens, but there is only little evidence that the death penalty is a strong deterrent to murder and other crimes. A recent study shows …show more content…
2)When the police questioned him after he was caught, he told them he had confirmed Illinois had abolished the death penalty on the morning of the murder (Jeff Jacoby). If Illinois would not have abolished the death penalty Jitka Vesel would still be alive.1)After several years of studies there is still no proof that the death penalty is more deterrent to crime than any of its current alternatives. Opponents also say that with the death penalty there comes the risk of killing innocent people for the crimes others committed but the people who are getting killed by criminals are innocent people too. They get killed without any