Abolishing the Death Penalty The use of the death penalty in the U.S.A has become a big topic in the US Government. There has been controversy over the death penalty and whether or not it is being used with justice. The death penalty is a topic that not everyone will ever agree one way or another. People need punishments for their actions but is the death penalty the right way to go. One topic the government needs to look at when talking about the death penalty is if the eight amendment is being violated or not. When the death penalty is being used, is it cruel and unusual punishment? “Back in 1890, William Kemmler was executed by electric chair, and he was shocked twice. The first shock was 700 volts and last 17 seconds because the current
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The families have sit back and watch their loved one go through months of not knowing when their day is going to come that they get executed. “The death penalty process is a traumatizing experience for families, often requiring them to relive the pain and suffering of the death of their loved one for many years. Life without parole provides certain punishment without the endless reopening of wounds” (deathpenalty.org, para.2). The death penalty is not only cruel; it does not stop crime either. “Scientific studies have consistently failed to demonstrate that executions deter people from committing crime. “Around our country, states without the death penalty have a lower murder rate than neighboring states with the death penalty” (oadp.org, “Capital Punishment does not Deter Crime” para.1). If the government was to just get rid of the death penalty, and make the criminal’s sit in prison for the rest of their life the nation would be a better …show more content…
“Executions do not help these people heal nor do they end their pain; the extended process prior to executions prolongs the agony of the family” (oadp.org, “There is a better way…”, para.1). “Families of murder victims would benefit far more if the funds now being used for the costly process of executions were diverted to counseling and other assistance”(oadp.org, “There is a better way”, para.1). The loss of a loved one has enough pain and suffering that comes along with it; the money spent to put the death penalty in place should be used to help the victim’s
The families have sit back and watch their loved one go through months of not knowing when their day is going to come that they get executed. “The death penalty process is a traumatizing experience for families, often requiring them to relive the pain and suffering of the death of their loved one for many years. Life without parole provides certain punishment without the endless reopening of wounds” (deathpenalty.org, para.2). The death penalty is not only cruel; it does not stop crime either. “Scientific studies have consistently failed to demonstrate that executions deter people from committing crime. “Around our country, states without the death penalty have a lower murder rate than neighboring states with the death penalty” (oadp.org, “Capital Punishment does not Deter Crime” para.1). If the government was to just get rid of the death penalty, and make the criminal’s sit in prison for the rest of their life the nation would be a better …show more content…
“Executions do not help these people heal nor do they end their pain; the extended process prior to executions prolongs the agony of the family” (oadp.org, “There is a better way…”, para.1). “Families of murder victims would benefit far more if the funds now being used for the costly process of executions were diverted to counseling and other assistance”(oadp.org, “There is a better way”, para.1). The loss of a loved one has enough pain and suffering that comes along with it; the money spent to put the death penalty in place should be used to help the victim’s