The debate on whether the death penalty should continue is an argument fought strongly on both sides. The phrase an eye for an eye (Exodus 21:24) tells us that if we are done wrong we deserve compensation from the one doing wrong to us. Every state is different on what they feel warrants for the death penalty but the one crime every state agrees on is murder. Society is split saying that the death penalty is inhumane and a legal unjust while others feel as though it is the only way for the victims’ to receive justice. The death penalty almost seems like something of the past, movies and television shows depict it as something that happene in the past but is uncommon in modern times. As shocking as it may be this depiction is completely false
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Haslet-Davis explains her personal view and experience on a bombing that shocked all of America, in the bombing she lost her left leg and her husband was wounded in both of his. She explains how after testifying she walked past the defendant and wondered if he was scared for what the jury would rule or if he was scared that one of his many victims that testified would attempt to attack him. Haslet-Davis refused to call this horrible man by his name she didn’t want to give him the joy of knowing that she and so many more will remember his name when he did this ungodly unjust act. Although she never says what incident this is the reader can infer that she is one of over 260 victims that were the collateral of the Boston Marathon …show more content…
In the article “Why the U.S. Should End the Death Penalty” published on July 26, 2014 they explain that the new “pleasant” way of execution is not as pleasant as the executioners would like us to believe. At the time of this article 3 executions did no go as planned in one instance the prison officials inserted the IV improperly causing the inmate to convulse, clench his teeth and struggle to get off of the gurney. The inmate passed away due to a heart attack although the end result was the same the way to the end was much more scary to an onlooker as well as unpleasant for the inmate. The IV execution is meant to put the inmate to death in a less painful and violent way. This in theory is a nicer way to death but it is extremely costly and the drugs used most be imported from Europe. The problem however is that there is a shortage of the main component in the lethal cocktail, sodium thiopental, so any prisons are trying to use alternative components that do not work the same. Also with execution The Washington Post editorial board says that the prisons aren’t hiring the proper trained professions. One thing is for certain the number of executions has dropped since the 1990’s whether it is due to the shortage of sodium thiopental or that the American people are strongly against
Haslet-Davis explains her personal view and experience on a bombing that shocked all of America, in the bombing she lost her left leg and her husband was wounded in both of his. She explains how after testifying she walked past the defendant and wondered if he was scared for what the jury would rule or if he was scared that one of his many victims that testified would attempt to attack him. Haslet-Davis refused to call this horrible man by his name she didn’t want to give him the joy of knowing that she and so many more will remember his name when he did this ungodly unjust act. Although she never says what incident this is the reader can infer that she is one of over 260 victims that were the collateral of the Boston Marathon …show more content…
In the article “Why the U.S. Should End the Death Penalty” published on July 26, 2014 they explain that the new “pleasant” way of execution is not as pleasant as the executioners would like us to believe. At the time of this article 3 executions did no go as planned in one instance the prison officials inserted the IV improperly causing the inmate to convulse, clench his teeth and struggle to get off of the gurney. The inmate passed away due to a heart attack although the end result was the same the way to the end was much more scary to an onlooker as well as unpleasant for the inmate. The IV execution is meant to put the inmate to death in a less painful and violent way. This in theory is a nicer way to death but it is extremely costly and the drugs used most be imported from Europe. The problem however is that there is a shortage of the main component in the lethal cocktail, sodium thiopental, so any prisons are trying to use alternative components that do not work the same. Also with execution The Washington Post editorial board says that the prisons aren’t hiring the proper trained professions. One thing is for certain the number of executions has dropped since the 1990’s whether it is due to the shortage of sodium thiopental or that the American people are strongly against