The Death Penalty
Capital Punishment is a very contentious concern that has been discussed in the US for decades. Supporters of Capital Punishment argue that the execution of criminals serves as retribution and deterrence. “To take a life when a life has been lost is revenge, not justice”– Desmond Tutu. The ignorance that the public has for the death penalty is almost suffocating. People have been misguided into believing that capital punishment is of the greater good and promotes justice and humanity when in reality, it does the exact opposite. The abolishment of the death penalty is ideal because it is misanthropic and prejudiced. It is beyond expensive, racially biased and irreversible error is risked constantly. Furthermore, Capital Punishment should be permanently eradicated from all government policies because it is unethical and inhumane.
Contrary to popular belief, execution is much more costly than funding for life in prison. The national public believes that it is approximately $2.6 million dollars to operate an execution, but The Palm Beach Post believe otherwise. They have found that the state of Florida spends $51 million per year on execution. From 1976-2000, Florida conducted 44 executions. Taking all expenses into account, they conclude that Florida spends a total of $24 million per execution. Moreover, execution in Florida is 48 times more than the cost of funding for a defendant in prison for life without parole. The state of California has also done similar research. The Los Angeles Times discovered that it costs tax payers more than $114 million per year to fund for the death penalty system. This cost does not include the money spent on court expenses to prosecute capital cases. In fact, The Times state that federal taxpayers and Californians have paid over $250 million dollars per execution. Thus, the death penalty has a huge amount of unnecessary expenses, making it not only unjustified, but uneconomical as well.
Racial prejudice is a massive controversial
Contrary to popular belief, execution is much more costly than funding for life in prison. The national public believes that it is approximately $2.6 million dollars to operate an execution, but The Palm Beach Post believe otherwise. They have found that the state of Florida spends $51 million per year on execution. From 1976-2000, Florida conducted 44 executions. Taking all expenses into account, they conclude that Florida spends a total of $24 million per execution. Moreover, execution in Florida is 48 times more than the cost of funding for a defendant in prison for life without parole. The state of California has also done similar research. The Los Angeles Times discovered that it costs tax payers more than $114 million per year to fund for the death penalty system. This cost does not include the money spent on court expenses to prosecute capital cases. In fact, The Times state that federal taxpayers and Californians have paid over $250 million dollars per execution. Thus, the death penalty has a huge amount of unnecessary expenses, making it not only unjustified, but uneconomical as well.
Racial prejudice is a massive controversial