In the article “Death Penalty: Inhumane or Necessary Deterrent?” written by Euan McKirdy, several concepts surrounding the death penalty are discussed. McKirdy is a Digital News Producer who joined CNN in early 2014 and covers everything from politics, tech and the environment to sport and the arts. Before McKirdy started writing for CNN he wrote for a different publications and websites including Time, the BBC, the Wall Street Journal and Monocle. Throughout the article, McKirdy displays information for both sides of the controversial argument. He writes: Advocates say it is a powerful deterrent against serious crime, while others point to the problems -- and cost -- of keeping violent offenders in general prison populations. In many countries,
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Creative ideas, such as using different methods for executions are now becoming part of the plan. “While the 31 states with death penalty laws use lethal injection drugs as the main method for executions, some of them have options,” explains Chavez. For example, some states have the option of the gas chamber, hanging, electric chair, or firing squad. On the opposing side, critics of the death penalty claim that when the drug expires it is a great time to cease the use of the death penalty. “Death sentences are still being handed down, but many states are not scheduling executions because authorities don't have the drugs needed for lethal injection. And pharmaceutical companies are now mounting legal challenges against the use of their products in executions, so Arkansas could fall into a years-long, expensive battle with those companies,” concludes Chavez. However, as previously mentioned Arkansas executed several prisoners with no complications.
In the article “The Death Penalty and the Fifth Amendment” written by Joseph Blocher, several concepts that surround the death penalty and its relation to the Fifth Amendment are discussed. Blocher is a law professor at Duke University. His academic interests include constitutional law, the First and Second Amendments, capital punishment, and property
Creative ideas, such as using different methods for executions are now becoming part of the plan. “While the 31 states with death penalty laws use lethal injection drugs as the main method for executions, some of them have options,” explains Chavez. For example, some states have the option of the gas chamber, hanging, electric chair, or firing squad. On the opposing side, critics of the death penalty claim that when the drug expires it is a great time to cease the use of the death penalty. “Death sentences are still being handed down, but many states are not scheduling executions because authorities don't have the drugs needed for lethal injection. And pharmaceutical companies are now mounting legal challenges against the use of their products in executions, so Arkansas could fall into a years-long, expensive battle with those companies,” concludes Chavez. However, as previously mentioned Arkansas executed several prisoners with no complications.
In the article “The Death Penalty and the Fifth Amendment” written by Joseph Blocher, several concepts that surround the death penalty and its relation to the Fifth Amendment are discussed. Blocher is a law professor at Duke University. His academic interests include constitutional law, the First and Second Amendments, capital punishment, and property