Capital Punishment Should Be Illegal

The United States should make the death penalty illegal because, the death penalty models the behavior it seeks to prevent, it does not deter crime, and the death penalty costs more than life in prison. With these reasons, it is justifiable that the death penalty should no longer be legal in any state of the U.S. No person should have to make everyone else suffer; there needs to be a stop to this manner of justice. Bringing the death penalty to an end would offer a sense of closure to the many people who are involved including the families who have suffered along the

Imagine that you are arrested and going to be tried for a crime that you did, or did not, commit. What if you cannot afford the cost of a lawyer? Will you be able to handle the physical and mental toll that all of the appeals have on a person? The death penalty, or capital punishment, is one of the most debated topics in America. It has been used for centuries, but many claim it to be barbaric, and want the practice to end all together. The death penalty should only be used in cases where there is absolute evidence that the criminal is guilty, because life in prison can be an alternative, there are many flaws in the justice system, and it can be a cruel and unusual punishment.

Capital punishment is the punishment of a heinous crime like murder. It is being used now in some states and has also been used in the ancient times. Thirteen states right now don’t have the death penalty: Alaska, District of Colombia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. But all states should ban it because the American Civil Liberties Union believes the death penalty inherently violates the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment and the guarantees of due process of law and of equal protection under the law. Capital punishment is an intolerable denial of civil liberties and is inconsistent with the fundamental values of our democratic

The death penalty should be illegal in the United States due to its complete lack of moral decency, financial benefit, and an increased number of systematic flaws. Using the death penalty shows human’s darkest side morally because they are consciously choosing to kill. Even while ignoring the moral implications of the death penalty, it is often not economically advantageous either. In addition, the system of capital punishment possesses mistakes caused by human error and lack of consideration for the class system. Ultimately, the death penalty causes more harm than benefits and is a flaw in our society.

People may think capital punishment is a good thing that the criminals deserve to die for the horrible crime they have committed. But the truth is that capital punishment is expensive, it violates the U.S Constitution, sentencing someone to jail for life is a worse punishment than being sentenced to death, and the death penalty goes against God and several religious beliefs. There are also innocent people on death row and that the death penalty is not a crime deterrent. These are some reasons why it should be illegal to give criminals the death sentence.

Every little thing had been managing to build up, and I began to feel as if I couldn't breath. The days just seemed to drag on for no other reason than to cause me pain, and while I would admit I did deserve punishment for the crimes I had committed, I just couldn't help but wonder if maybe I had paid enough already. I had already known nothing but pain my entire life. I had nothing and no one to call my own, and the universe just kept pushing more onto my plate.

Did you know that there are 2,902 people on the death penalty in the United States! With so many people on death row, it all comes at a high cost. A death row inmate waited an average of 15 years before execution in 2010. Many people are in the death penalty for awhile, which means the cost gets even higher. Not only is it expensive for the death penalty, but so many people are innocent and are still put to death. 144 people were put on death row and have been found not guilty, while 10 of them were put to death in the year 1973. There are many reasons why the death penalty is atrocious. But, two main reasons why the death penalty should be banned is because it is very costly, and many people have been innocent of what they have done.

The death penalty is often regarded as an issue of ethics and morality, but people often fail to realize that there are many other factors that make it unjustifiable. The system currently in place, and any system the will be developed in the future, is fundamentally flawed on many levels. As a system made by humans filled with vengeance, it fails to take into consideration things such as cost to the state, racial discrimination, potential murder of innocence, failure as a deterrent, inhumane medical processes, and cases of mental illness. These are just some of the reasons as to why the death penalty is an unethical, immoral, and barbaric form of justice. The death penalty, for these reasons, should be abolished in the United States and any

You are clothed in a bright orange jumpsuit with your arms and legs shackled with heavy chains, giving you no choice but to slowly shuffle down the hallway. There are 6 by 8 cement rooms with barred doors, cages, keeping a person in, and everyone else out. Hope left you decades ago, when they locked you away from the rest of the world. You know where you are heading, strapped to a bed with three hooded men pushing drugs into your body through IV bags, drugs that will kill you within minutes. Should this be legal, or should criminals have to live with their crimes?

Imagine yourself lying on a bed, being somewhat conscious, not being able to move any part of your body and then slowly starting to asphyxiate. After the choking, would come a burning sensation throughout your whole body that is so intense, it feels like you are in the fiery pits of Hell. Then would come the worst muscle cramp that you have ever felt in your entire life, however, it is not only just your calf or thigh, it is your entire body. Then finally your heart gives out on you because you have just gone into cardiac arrest. That experience is not a dream for a convicted felon who has received the death penalty sentence, it is his or her reality. The drugs used in the lethal injections are Sodium Thiopental or Pentobarbital which acts as an anesthetic, Pancuranium bromide, also known as Pavulon, which acts as a paralytic, and Potassium Chloride, which gives the inmate all of those sensations before sending him or her into cardiac arrest. The company that is contracted by the United States Government to make the drug Sodium Thiopental, Hospira, has officially stopped making this drug due to global outrage by death penalty opponents. This requires states to now figure out a new way to execute the people on death row. A firing squad method would be the easiest and most efficient to implement. Lethal injections do not always work like they should. Lethal injections are also not always pain free. In fact, according to newscientist.com over 90% of inmates felt pain, and over

In America, when someone is convicted of murder, they are put on trial to receive the death penalty. Some say it is what they deserve, while others say that it is a “cruel and unusual”punishment. States, such as New Jersey, have already banned the penalty, but some states are still pending on whether to have the penalty or to follow New Jersey’s path .

There are quite a few problems within the criminal justice system of the United States. One of these so called problems with our system of justice is the death penalty. Capital punishment in this country seems to have its pros and cons. There are more issues and complications with being sentenced to death, while the positives are minuscule. The death penalty should not be allowed in the United States, and there are many reasons for this argument.

Many who disagree with the death penalty believe it is immoral, discriminates, is very expensive, increases crime, and is only a way to carry out revenge. This, however, is not true. Capital punishment should be legal because it is moral, by not allowing criminals to roam the streets once again. It does not discriminate against those of color or the poor, and is actually less expensive than life imprisonment. The most important reason why the death penalty should be legal is because it deters crime.

The death penalty slowly rids the world of killers - or those worthy of being sent to death for their crime - but it takes a great deal of time and money to do so. Due to the unnecessarily expensive capital cases, the cost efficient availability of keeping these inmates in jail for life without parole, and the high price to execute prisoners on Death Row, the death penalty should be illegal.

Welcome to America, the land of the free, of the prosperous, of the opulent. America the Beautiful, one of the only places in the world where all citizens regardless of race, background, or social class are constitutionally guaranteed life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—that is unless you're on death row. In modern day America we are still faced with the antiquated ritual of capital punishment, a practice that interferes directly with the law of the land. The same forms of punishment used during the middle ages are still in effect today, the same ideas that should have been abolished had the U.S. government revised it's penology. Capital punishment is cruel as well as unusual and inadequate for our advanced society. The United