Viewpoints Death Penalty

“The old law of an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
The execution of criminals has been pursued throughout history as a natural and orderly punishment. Only today do people find themselves on a spectrum of belief about the death penalty, which we’ve divided into liberals and conservatives. Liberals believe the death penalty should be abolished because of its inhumane presence unlike conservatives who believe the death penalty is fair punishment to kill those who kill. As the debates progresses, we have maintained the same in our execution and violation of the eighth amendment. The death penalty must go because it infringes our rights, it is bias and towards its victims and has a bad effect on those states in which it is employed. …show more content…
The eighth amendment clearly states, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” However, it is unclear what “cruel and unusual” means. As Americans debate about how capital punishment is unconstitutional, Liberals have taken a clear stance, supporting individual rights. Liberals agree with the U.S. catholic Conference that “we cannot teach that killing is wrong by killing” (Rooney). Additionally, the FBI has found that “the states with the death penalty have the highest murder rates” (Rooney), which begs the question, is the death penalty really effective in the way we want? Liberals say that it is in the best interest to abolish the death penalty. Liberals argue that replacing the death penalty with imprisonment is constitutional and effective, and hope to enforce the repeal of the capital