Others believe the death penalty has the potential to kill an innocent person that was wrongly convicted of a crime. Some of the questions include “What happens when the mistake is discovered after a man has been executed for a crime he did not commit? What do we say to his widow and children? Do we erect an apologetic tombstone over his grave?” (Meehan). Those who oppose the death penalty say that it gives the criminals attention that they most definitely do not deserve. Evidence shows that the death penalty may encourage more murders and or rapes simply because they are attracted to the attention they receive from the media, they feel almost famous. “The death penalty involves medical doctors, who are sworn to preserve life, in the act of killing” (Meehan). However, for the following reasons the use of the death penalty for those who commit murder in the first and second degree along with those who take part in the
Others believe the death penalty has the potential to kill an innocent person that was wrongly convicted of a crime. Some of the questions include “What happens when the mistake is discovered after a man has been executed for a crime he did not commit? What do we say to his widow and children? Do we erect an apologetic tombstone over his grave?” (Meehan). Those who oppose the death penalty say that it gives the criminals attention that they most definitely do not deserve. Evidence shows that the death penalty may encourage more murders and or rapes simply because they are attracted to the attention they receive from the media, they feel almost famous. “The death penalty involves medical doctors, who are sworn to preserve life, in the act of killing” (Meehan). However, for the following reasons the use of the death penalty for those who commit murder in the first and second degree along with those who take part in the