the death penalty should not be used because there is a chance the it is the wrong person that is being executed. imagine a family member or someone close to you was executed for a crime and you found out that that person was innocent. it has happen to some people and this kind of thing should not happen. some people come within minutes of being executed and found inncunt and for some people, it's too late. the u.s. has 1973 have released 138 innocent men and women.
as of october 1015 we have executed over 1414 individual since 1976. 167 individuals have been exonerated from death row that has found to be innocent.