In all seriousness, the death penalty can be considered cruel and unusual punishment. “The death penalty is usually thought of as a humane way to put to death the most evil criminals and to deter others from committing heinous crimes” (“Cruel & Unusual: The Death Penalty v. The Eighth Amendment”). Many people sent into court are convicted of the death penalty as their sentence, but never are put to death. They live in jail waiting for their death to come, but never actually die from the death penalty. Waiting for your death to arrive is a crime alone. The death penalty is degrading human dignity, affects more than the person being executed, but also teaches people killing people is the way to prove killing is wrong.
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