A man named Cameron Todd Willingham who resided in Texas, was convicted of murder in 1992, it was believed that he had set his home on fire with his three children still alive. With this evidence he was put to death in 2002. Later after further evidence was discovered it was sadly too late for Willingham, it was found that none of the evidence used against him was in fact valid. They said they simply misinterpreted the evidence, that the fire was just an accident. They sentenced an innocent, grieving man to death. Capital punishment causes many cases like the incident above. Not only wrongly convicted members of our society but also capital punishment causes a lot of horrific effects on the executor along with the unfathomable expense of
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There are countless examples of how capital punishment is not in the favor of everyone involved. In the article, “The Budgetary Repercussion of Capital Punishment” it is states,”The report estimates that between 1982-1997 the extra cost of capital trials were $1.6 billion.” This quote tells us the high cost that the United States hard working taxpayers had to pay in a period of 15 years. Your money is going towards putting men and women to death all over the country, when you believe it is going to go towards educating young minds or even Medicare and health systems. According to the article, “Millions Misspent: What Politicians Don’t say About the High Costs of the Death Penalty,” Richards Dieter states, “...California had little money for innovations like community policing, but was managing to spend an extra $90 million per year on capital punishment.” The previous sentence shows how our hard earned money is not being put towards positive and innovative needs like veteran benefits or housing and community benefits, but towards handling capital punishment. In conclusion, millions upon millions of dollars are being eaten up by the process of capital …show more content…
There are countless cases where the one that has been executed due to capital punishment, was later found not guilty due to either further investigation or confession of the real doer of the crime. Elizabeth Lopatto, writer of IBM, states, “At least 4 percent of all people who receive the death penalty are innocent.” That 4 percent may seem like a small number but in a room of 100 people, 4 of them would be put to death for nothing. Now think of all these executions that happened throughout our history and still to this day. In the article, “One in 25 Sentenced to Death in the U.S. is Innocent,” by Pema Levy she states, “Since 1973, 144 people on death row have been exonerated.” This statistic also shows the ratio of innocent people who have been wrongly executed in the United States. These people have families, loved ones. Imagine having to go to their doorstep and telling their mother that you are sorry, that you know her son died for something he didn’t do. By that point it is too late, you can’t bring back the dead. In conclusion, capital punishment puts to death to many innocent lives. Is it accurate and reliable if we can’t even enforce capital punishment on the correct
There are countless examples of how capital punishment is not in the favor of everyone involved. In the article, “The Budgetary Repercussion of Capital Punishment” it is states,”The report estimates that between 1982-1997 the extra cost of capital trials were $1.6 billion.” This quote tells us the high cost that the United States hard working taxpayers had to pay in a period of 15 years. Your money is going towards putting men and women to death all over the country, when you believe it is going to go towards educating young minds or even Medicare and health systems. According to the article, “Millions Misspent: What Politicians Don’t say About the High Costs of the Death Penalty,” Richards Dieter states, “...California had little money for innovations like community policing, but was managing to spend an extra $90 million per year on capital punishment.” The previous sentence shows how our hard earned money is not being put towards positive and innovative needs like veteran benefits or housing and community benefits, but towards handling capital punishment. In conclusion, millions upon millions of dollars are being eaten up by the process of capital …show more content…
There are countless cases where the one that has been executed due to capital punishment, was later found not guilty due to either further investigation or confession of the real doer of the crime. Elizabeth Lopatto, writer of IBM, states, “At least 4 percent of all people who receive the death penalty are innocent.” That 4 percent may seem like a small number but in a room of 100 people, 4 of them would be put to death for nothing. Now think of all these executions that happened throughout our history and still to this day. In the article, “One in 25 Sentenced to Death in the U.S. is Innocent,” by Pema Levy she states, “Since 1973, 144 people on death row have been exonerated.” This statistic also shows the ratio of innocent people who have been wrongly executed in the United States. These people have families, loved ones. Imagine having to go to their doorstep and telling their mother that you are sorry, that you know her son died for something he didn’t do. By that point it is too late, you can’t bring back the dead. In conclusion, capital punishment puts to death to many innocent lives. Is it accurate and reliable if we can’t even enforce capital punishment on the correct