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Death Penalty
Death penalty is “the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime”. The three main subtopics are “Cost of Death VS Life in Prison”, “Constitutionality”, and “Irrevocable Mistakes.” Those who oppose the death penalty think that it is inhumane, expensive, and that it has too much room for mistakes. Although that is the exact opposite of what happens with death penalty cases.
Cost of Death vs life in prison basically mean that it is more expensive, in this case it is life in prison. “Life in prison is very expensive [we have to pay for all of their things], to eat, live, and have some basic necessities. (procon.org). In the death penalty, it's just the charges for the trial. In LWOP (life without parole) there is the trial and then the after effect of having to pay for the said criminal’s life. “JFA estimates that LWOP cases will cost 1.2 million to 3.6 million more than equivalent death penalty cases” (procon.org), meaning we are spending more for LWOP trials then we are for death penalty cases. People who oppose death penalty …show more content…

Therefore, saying that we should suspend the death penalty is not a correct statement. An irrevocable mistake is one that is impossible to retract or revoke. Lately, they've been saying that to many mistakes have been made in death penalty cases which is not accurate. “The risk of making a mistake with the extraordinary due process applied in death penalty cases is very small.” There is no reason to suspend the death penalty, when innocent people aren't being charged.
In conclusion, there is no reason to take away the death penalty, and there is also no reason to say it is not good. In the end, the death penalty is actually very effective and it is a good method for handling criminals. If we aren't killing innocent people, I see no reason to call it

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