Judicial death is an embarrassment to this country and should not be a sensible chastisement for persons with an intellectually handicap. By partaking in this inhuman act, and having it legalized in thirty one of the fifty states is ghastly. Society has long been ambivalent about psychological illnesses; and the fight has always been to treat mentally ill people as equals, but if an individual’s IQ is not even up to par with an average aptitude rating, this said person should not be eligible to receive one of the highest sentences our government can bestow upon someone.
Individuals with psychological obstacles are at a greater risk of wrongful convictions and death rulings. They may be more likely to falsely confess to a crime because they
Individuals with psychological obstacles are at a greater risk of wrongful convictions and death rulings. They may be more likely to falsely confess to a crime because they