Karissa Hoeppner
The Death Penalty
When the life of an innocent human being is taken away in the blink of an eye, the guilty party is usually sent to prison for life. As ridiculous as that sounds, it is what normally happens. This is not the best form of punishment in America but the kindest. Although it is cheaper to hold a criminal in prison for life, it hardly has any effect other than keeping the prisoner in a place where necessities are provided. Some would say the death penalty is harsh and unfair, and it is difficult to understand why anyone would want to allow a demon similar to that to have the gift of life. Not only did they break a law, they took away life from someone who did not deserve to die. Those who are uneducated …show more content…
The Death Penalty is only used on the worst homicide cases; there are not as many homicide cases as there are first degree murders. First degree murders do not end with the Death Penalty. Those with who suffer from a mental illness, are juvenile offenders, are under 18, or have raped a child and death was not a result nor was intended, are not punished with the Death Penalty. ("States and Capital Punishment) According to Bob McCulloch, a St. Louis County Prosecutor, cases similar to one where a six foot six, 300 pound man butchered his girlfriend and her two-year-old baby into pieces and gutted them receive the Death Penalty. (6) That case was heart-breaking, yet there are still many who oppose capital punishment. Those who oppose do not realize who they are …show more content…
This is another false accusation. It does not target a specific race; it all has to do with who is put on death row and then who is sentenced to death. Approximately 56% of those who are executed are white, 34% are black. (cnn.com) Minorities most likely will not be sentenced to death, and that all has to do with what the jury decides. (Wenzel, Robert) Death sentences do not depend the race of the criminal but on the crime. Those who accuse the death penalty of showing discrimination should find where each criminal came from and what he or she did. Certain areas are home to the majority of a certain race (i.e. you may find more African Americans in southern regions than in northern regions). Also, the Death Penalty is not favored by just one group, either. The Death Penalty is favored by 63% of whites, 34% of blacks, and 45% of Hispanics. (Goo, Sara K.) Also, women are easily capable of being sentenced to death as men are. ("Methods of Execution...") Approximately 56 women were out of death row since 2016, which is about only 2% of the death row population. ("Facts about the...") It just happens that the majority, if not all, who are executed are men. It cannot be concluded that the penalty discriminates against a certain race when the majority of one race committed a certain
The Death Penalty
When the life of an innocent human being is taken away in the blink of an eye, the guilty party is usually sent to prison for life. As ridiculous as that sounds, it is what normally happens. This is not the best form of punishment in America but the kindest. Although it is cheaper to hold a criminal in prison for life, it hardly has any effect other than keeping the prisoner in a place where necessities are provided. Some would say the death penalty is harsh and unfair, and it is difficult to understand why anyone would want to allow a demon similar to that to have the gift of life. Not only did they break a law, they took away life from someone who did not deserve to die. Those who are uneducated …show more content…
The Death Penalty is only used on the worst homicide cases; there are not as many homicide cases as there are first degree murders. First degree murders do not end with the Death Penalty. Those with who suffer from a mental illness, are juvenile offenders, are under 18, or have raped a child and death was not a result nor was intended, are not punished with the Death Penalty. ("States and Capital Punishment) According to Bob McCulloch, a St. Louis County Prosecutor, cases similar to one where a six foot six, 300 pound man butchered his girlfriend and her two-year-old baby into pieces and gutted them receive the Death Penalty. (6) That case was heart-breaking, yet there are still many who oppose capital punishment. Those who oppose do not realize who they are …show more content…
This is another false accusation. It does not target a specific race; it all has to do with who is put on death row and then who is sentenced to death. Approximately 56% of those who are executed are white, 34% are black. (cnn.com) Minorities most likely will not be sentenced to death, and that all has to do with what the jury decides. (Wenzel, Robert) Death sentences do not depend the race of the criminal but on the crime. Those who accuse the death penalty of showing discrimination should find where each criminal came from and what he or she did. Certain areas are home to the majority of a certain race (i.e. you may find more African Americans in southern regions than in northern regions). Also, the Death Penalty is not favored by just one group, either. The Death Penalty is favored by 63% of whites, 34% of blacks, and 45% of Hispanics. (Goo, Sara K.) Also, women are easily capable of being sentenced to death as men are. ("Methods of Execution...") Approximately 56 women were out of death row since 2016, which is about only 2% of the death row population. ("Facts about the...") It just happens that the majority, if not all, who are executed are men. It cannot be concluded that the penalty discriminates against a certain race when the majority of one race committed a certain