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Okay guys, I'm writing a paper for a college class, and I chose the death penalty or capital punishment as my subject.
I have to present my argument and also address or prove wrong the counterarguments in my paper.
I'm not sure which side to write about.
Post some of your arguments/counterarguments and help me out?
But please don't fight, I'm just trying to to extend my research for my paper. I've found some information supporting a ban on the death penalty and some that says the death penalty should not be banned...
Try to use facts and statistics, but also maybe some emotional things if you want, I've not decided which angle I will go from yet.
Your school or public library should have a nifty little book (part of a series called Opposing Viewpoints) on capital punishment. Half of the book gives pros, and half cons. The series publisher is Greenwood Press. Others have to do with abortion, drugs, gun control, civil rights, etc.
*I've seen dead man walking, it doesn't really present and facts though..
Thanks wondergirl, I will look for it.
Like, I'm not sure if I should go at it emotionally, for which I'm all for the capital punishment, the victim's suffering on the behalf of the murderer (which is the least crime the penalty is given for in all states today) constitutes the punishment, it's deserved, but factually, I'm against it... it is not only racist but innocent people are occasionally put to death. Most people support the death penalty but I think it's an emotional/restitution/revenge/eye for an eye/ thing, which is supposed to be wrong but feels right?
for the death penalty:, if they get back into the public and god knows it wont be as long as the judge says, theyll thinkthey got away with it and wont be afraid of doing it again
I agree, there needs to be more life without ANY CHANCE of parole (unless the charges are overturned based on new evidence) sentences if they don't want to use the death penalty, but I think that a murder, just like a rapist or child molestor, can not be rehabilitated and deserves capital punishment.
I'm not trying to be offensive to anyone, just stating my personal opinion.
I am for it because I feel in my heart that heinous crimes need to be punished severely, and they took away or ruined someone's life so justice has to be served.
I am against it in the facts area because of the racism issue and the fact that some innocent people are put to death, but I feel that killing a murderer is killing a murderer, not killing your neighbor.
... and the fact that some innocent people are put to death...
I'm against it for that reason ... Judges and Jurys are human too, and they (often) make mistakes ... there's no way of overturning a death penalty!
I find it amazing that a Christian country like America can still happily have States that have the death penalty ... surely to God there's some sort of Commandment against this sort of thing?!
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