3.9%. 722,762 votes (New York Times). That’s the difference between 749 California inmates being taken off death row and receiving life without parole, or staying on there and ultimately facing lethal injection (Death Row Inmates by State). The death penalty has been a controversial topic for decades, being taken away in 1972, reinstated in 1977, halted in 2006, and continued again in 2010 (Progressive Editorial Staff). This proposition causes voters to have very strong views about it, millions of dollars being raised for each side by many well known political figures. It has also risen much support as well as concern and objection from California residents. It was a very close race, but the death penalty still stands. I believe the death penalty
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Along with prop 62, prop 66 has many supporters and endorsers. Dozens of California district attorneys, governors, senators, about 100 crime victims and community leaders, as well as many law enforcement figures, and organizations (@NoOn62YesOn66). Of the many people who voted against 62 to maintain the death penalty, here are some of their biggest reasons. Even the most terrible serial killers would stay alive. Not just the people who killed one person and might regret it, but the people who have killed and done worse to multiple innocent men and women and don’t feel bad about it. The death penalty is reserved only for the worst killers, where it is necessary. Only 1-2% of murders convicted in California annually end up with a death sentence. Many prosecutors, law enforcement, and victims’ families oppose 62 due to the lack of public safety and justice, and closure for the families. With inmates given life without parole, the state must feed, house, clothe, guard, and provide all necessary health care to the inmates until they die naturally. This includes minor to major procedures ranging from a flu vaccination to a heart transplant (California Secretary of State). Supporters of 66 and opposers of 62 say that the death penalty is a sabotaged not failed, and that the solution is to mend not end
Along with prop 62, prop 66 has many supporters and endorsers. Dozens of California district attorneys, governors, senators, about 100 crime victims and community leaders, as well as many law enforcement figures, and organizations (@NoOn62YesOn66). Of the many people who voted against 62 to maintain the death penalty, here are some of their biggest reasons. Even the most terrible serial killers would stay alive. Not just the people who killed one person and might regret it, but the people who have killed and done worse to multiple innocent men and women and don’t feel bad about it. The death penalty is reserved only for the worst killers, where it is necessary. Only 1-2% of murders convicted in California annually end up with a death sentence. Many prosecutors, law enforcement, and victims’ families oppose 62 due to the lack of public safety and justice, and closure for the families. With inmates given life without parole, the state must feed, house, clothe, guard, and provide all necessary health care to the inmates until they die naturally. This includes minor to major procedures ranging from a flu vaccination to a heart transplant (California Secretary of State). Supporters of 66 and opposers of 62 say that the death penalty is a sabotaged not failed, and that the solution is to mend not end