Michael Morales Argument Against Death Penalty

Scheduled execution date? February 6, 2006. Convicted murderer Michael Morales one hour before his scheduled lethal injection was notified that the procedure would be postponed due to two court-appointed anesthesiologist withdrawing from the procedure. The reasoning behind withdrawal? The licensed physicians. They were ethically prohibited from participating in executions. California citizen Michael Morales was convicted of the rape and murder of 17 year old Terri Winchell. Beating her unconscious with a hammer, crushing her skull, then dragging her to a vineyard where he raped and stabbed her four times. The state of California was well aware of what is ethically allowed and what is prohibited before an hour of set execution time. Many similar cases apply. Til this day, Michael Morales remains an inmate on death row with no set execution date. The death penalty is underused and should be a federal law.[a] …show more content…
The United States has the highest prison population at approximately 2,220,300 inmates across the country. 32.2% of inmates are serving life sentences without parole. These top 4.5 murders are rotting in our government ran confinements, and will continue while certain rights are still being protected. “Prisoners have already been robbed of their freedom, then why should we rob them of their remaining right?” (Logue, www.debate.org) We are treating these murderers that after they rob someone of their life, we will protect certain rights for the remaining of their lives. Giving these rights are immensely unfair. By enforcing the death penalty the lesson is