Death Penalty Unfair

For many years, people have questioned whether or not the death penalty should still be in effect. There have been many issues trying to decide if it is immoral or not. According to recent studies, 63 percent of people are in favor of this unfair punishment. This in an incredibly large amount if you look at all the actions previously taken to abolish the death penalty. Many people I have talked to about this penalty say they’re not for it because “it’s wrong to take a life,” or, “they shouldn’t get out of it so easy. They need to suffer like the victim’s family is hurting.” The most common response among the ones that say it isn’t issued enough is the infamous “eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” Yes, the felon gets what he or she deserves, but no one should have the power to give someone permission to end a life. You can find proof of this in the history, statistics, and the thought of immorality of the current situation. The death penalty has been around for many years. In …show more content…
Because of this commotion the state decided that all felons on death row were required to perform tedious labor in prison for one year, and could only be executed upon governor’s orders. The forming of this law must have changed a few hearts because no governor gave the “go ahead” on an execution for twenty-seven years. People in many states began having second thoughts on the morality of the death penalty and after many years of consideration and debate, Michigan was the first state to take action and abolish the death penalty in 1846. Six years later, Rhode Island decided to follow Michigan and eliminated it. Within months of Rhode Island taking this action, Massachusetts narrowed the requirements to capital murder. In 1853, Wisconsin changed its position on the death penalty after a convicted felon hung for eighteen minutes before his heart finally stopped