Bushman, Brad. "The Death Penalty Is a Flawed Form of Punishment." Death Penalty. Ed. Noël Merino. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2015. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "It's Time to Kill the Death Penalty." Psychology Today (19 Jan. 2014). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 5 Apr. 2016. This article states that there are seven problems with the death penalty. Number One: The Death Penalty Models the Behavior it Seeks to Prevent. Number Two: You Might Kill the Wrong Person! Number Three: The Death Penalty Does Not Deter Crime. Number Four: The Death Penalty Targets the Poor. Number Five: The Death Penalty Targets People of Color. Number Six: The Death Penalty May Constitute "Cruel and Unusual Punishment". Number Seven: The Death
