For many years capital punishment has been a talking point. It has been widely debated whether it is a humane practice or not. As a society through the years we have been split. There has always been a debate for both sides. Even in early times when the death penalty was widely accepted. There were naysayers to the way it was done. We also see the death penalty go as far back as ancient times. The bible states that death should be done to anyone who commits murder, rape, larceny, or burglary. Seeing this we realize that this debate is not a new issue. For most people this is simply a moral question. In some people 's minds the death penalty is a very fair and just system. For others they do not believe that it should be an eye for an eye.
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Ted Bundy had a good example of fear on death row. Bundy sat on death row for nine years. In that time he had no remorse as he sat in prison. Bundy and his lawyers used every single appeal they could to avert his death. He had interviews that he claimed pornography contributed to his conduct. He tried to get off death row by telling police where the bodies of the girls he killed were. Bundy never admitted to being a bad person while in prison. Right before Bundy was put to death he exclaimed he had done nothing wrong. It was very clear that he was scared to be put to death. Showing that he did not fear life in prison. He feared being put to death, but life in prison is what he wanted. This showing that in the time of the crime criminals are thinking of death. No one wants to be executed by the needle. Bundy and other criminals have no fear of life in prison. But a distinct fear of being put on a table to die. …show more content…
For the matter of a botched execution it was a fluke. In the studies that are shown botched executions are a one and one hundred happening. It is a tragedy that someone has to suffer, but it is not a norm. For the faThe counter argument to this topic has been much more widely broadcasted in the past few years. Mainly from the Democratic party, and left wing media outlets. They are the ones who say that the death penalty is not just. They cite examples of botched executions. Such as the execution of an inmate in Oklahoma. The reason that execution was botched was human error. The EMT who was placing the IV was struggling to find a vein. The inmate was on the table for an hour before he died. The ruling of death was a heart attack which is not how the inmate was suppose to go. The basis of this is that the EMT could not properly place an IV. The drugs worked the way they should it was human error. "Imposition of the death penalty is arbitrary and capricious. Decision of who will live and who will die for his crime turns less on the nature of the offense and the incorrigibility of the offender and more on inappropriate and indefensible considerations: the political and personal inclinations of prosecutors; the defendant 's wealth, race and intellect; the race and economic status of the victim; the quality of the defendant 's counsel; and the resources allocated to defense lawyers." -Gerald Heaney, former appellate judge (Student).
Ted Bundy had a good example of fear on death row. Bundy sat on death row for nine years. In that time he had no remorse as he sat in prison. Bundy and his lawyers used every single appeal they could to avert his death. He had interviews that he claimed pornography contributed to his conduct. He tried to get off death row by telling police where the bodies of the girls he killed were. Bundy never admitted to being a bad person while in prison. Right before Bundy was put to death he exclaimed he had done nothing wrong. It was very clear that he was scared to be put to death. Showing that he did not fear life in prison. He feared being put to death, but life in prison is what he wanted. This showing that in the time of the crime criminals are thinking of death. No one wants to be executed by the needle. Bundy and other criminals have no fear of life in prison. But a distinct fear of being put on a table to die. …show more content…
For the matter of a botched execution it was a fluke. In the studies that are shown botched executions are a one and one hundred happening. It is a tragedy that someone has to suffer, but it is not a norm. For the faThe counter argument to this topic has been much more widely broadcasted in the past few years. Mainly from the Democratic party, and left wing media outlets. They are the ones who say that the death penalty is not just. They cite examples of botched executions. Such as the execution of an inmate in Oklahoma. The reason that execution was botched was human error. The EMT who was placing the IV was struggling to find a vein. The inmate was on the table for an hour before he died. The ruling of death was a heart attack which is not how the inmate was suppose to go. The basis of this is that the EMT could not properly place an IV. The drugs worked the way they should it was human error. "Imposition of the death penalty is arbitrary and capricious. Decision of who will live and who will die for his crime turns less on the nature of the offense and the incorrigibility of the offender and more on inappropriate and indefensible considerations: the political and personal inclinations of prosecutors; the defendant 's wealth, race and intellect; the race and economic status of the victim; the quality of the defendant 's counsel; and the resources allocated to defense lawyers." -Gerald Heaney, former appellate judge (Student).