How would one react to a family member receiving the death penalty? How painful would it be knowing that a child, husband, wife, family friend, etc. was going to be sentenced to, arguably, the worst punishment given by the justice system? Capital punishment is a very controversial topic, with a spectrum of viewpoints on the subject. Some believe it is necessary for a crimeless society, while others believe it is a very harmful view on violent crime in America. I personally am against the death penalty as a concept altogether. In my opinion, it is both paradoxical and hypocritical in nature to end someone’s life for killing someone else. The death penalty should be considered immoral because it goes against the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, it doesn’t deter criminals from committing murder, it is extremely expensive, innocent individuals are and have been killed, and it exists solely for revenge.
The death penalty is against the Eighth Amendment of the United States, and therefore falls under cruel and unusual punishment. Waiting on death row takes several years, which can be considered a punishment in itself, because one is essentially …show more content…
According to a study conducted by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, at least 4.1% of death row inmates are innocent (Pilkington). In the United States, there has been 156 people on death row who were determined to be innocent since 1973. There are possibly thousands of more innocent individuals who were wrongly put to death, such as Carlos Deluna, David Spence, Leo Jones, Troy Davis, Richard Masterson, and many more (Death Penalty Information Center). The government and judges rarely, if ever re-address cases of wrongly accused criminals, because they tend to focus on current cases. It is important for everyone to address these innocent individuals who were wronged, so they reach the justice that is very much needed and
The death penalty is against the Eighth Amendment of the United States, and therefore falls under cruel and unusual punishment. Waiting on death row takes several years, which can be considered a punishment in itself, because one is essentially …show more content…
According to a study conducted by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, at least 4.1% of death row inmates are innocent (Pilkington). In the United States, there has been 156 people on death row who were determined to be innocent since 1973. There are possibly thousands of more innocent individuals who were wrongly put to death, such as Carlos Deluna, David Spence, Leo Jones, Troy Davis, Richard Masterson, and many more (Death Penalty Information Center). The government and judges rarely, if ever re-address cases of wrongly accused criminals, because they tend to focus on current cases. It is important for everyone to address these innocent individuals who were wronged, so they reach the justice that is very much needed and