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There is no connection to Tessie Hutchinson and the individuals sentenced to capital punishment; however, a link between these suspects and the villagers in The Lottery exist. For a convicted criminal who is condemned to capital punishment, they have committed a major offense and endangered people within their community. The villagers are also members of these acts because they are taking innocent lives; as well as, putting more people of their community in danger by continuing the lottery each year.
As stated previously, by implementing capital punishment into the American system, we continue to deter a copious amount of homicides. In previous studies not only does the death penalty prevent murders, but also prevents atrocious crimes such

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