There Should Not be a Death Penalty
There is 15,000 to 17,000 murders committed a year, of that 122 people are executed (“The Facts”). The death penalty is not enforced indefinitely, or constitutionally. For example, the VIII amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, contradicting the punishment of the men on death row (“Cruel and”) . Along with that, of the 1,442 executions since 1976, 144 have been exonerated as being innocent (“Executions by”). Therefore, it shows that there is more than just a possibility that innocent men are being executed. Which, is a risk to all Americans putting innocent lives at risk. This behavior has been seen before, in England. The royalty of England have decided who lived and died biasedly for years, …show more content…
From the moment a person enters this world, they are given the unyielding right of life. No one can justify the taking of said life, as it is absolute. This is non-negotiable because, as stated in our human rights, we have the “Right to life” (“Universal Declaration”). Although a person has committed a murder, the right to life, similar to our constitutional rights, cannot be taken from them. Along with this, the death penalty is said to make society better as a whole. Though, from studies we can conclude that this is untrue. The death penalty does not deter people from committing crimes such as murder. What would decrease the amount of crimes, is the fear of being caught and prosecuted. A 1988 survey in the UN was conducted to uncover the correlation of the death penalty and homicide rates. The study concluded: “.. Research has failed to provide scientific proof that executions have a greater deterrent effect than life imprisonment… The key to real and true deterrence is to increase the likelihood of detection, arrest and conviction (“Arguments against”).” This study proves that taking away human rights is not justifiable by improving our
There is 15,000 to 17,000 murders committed a year, of that 122 people are executed (“The Facts”). The death penalty is not enforced indefinitely, or constitutionally. For example, the VIII amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, contradicting the punishment of the men on death row (“Cruel and”) . Along with that, of the 1,442 executions since 1976, 144 have been exonerated as being innocent (“Executions by”). Therefore, it shows that there is more than just a possibility that innocent men are being executed. Which, is a risk to all Americans putting innocent lives at risk. This behavior has been seen before, in England. The royalty of England have decided who lived and died biasedly for years, …show more content…
From the moment a person enters this world, they are given the unyielding right of life. No one can justify the taking of said life, as it is absolute. This is non-negotiable because, as stated in our human rights, we have the “Right to life” (“Universal Declaration”). Although a person has committed a murder, the right to life, similar to our constitutional rights, cannot be taken from them. Along with this, the death penalty is said to make society better as a whole. Though, from studies we can conclude that this is untrue. The death penalty does not deter people from committing crimes such as murder. What would decrease the amount of crimes, is the fear of being caught and prosecuted. A 1988 survey in the UN was conducted to uncover the correlation of the death penalty and homicide rates. The study concluded: “.. Research has failed to provide scientific proof that executions have a greater deterrent effect than life imprisonment… The key to real and true deterrence is to increase the likelihood of detection, arrest and conviction (“Arguments against”).” This study proves that taking away human rights is not justifiable by improving our