I need to know two reasons as facts or qoutes why the death penalty in the us should not exist.?

Answer 1

OK this is what i think
No1
to many innocent people get put to death
No2
people are still killing one another and filling death row up even more so how can death row stop people going out in the streets killing it doesn't does it
stick them in a super max because even on death row the poor tax payers are paying through the nose to keep them there i cant see the point my self
No3
why should a killer forget what he has done killing him means his night mare is over but it is not over for the victims family friends etc
well that's what i think
respect
shaz

Answer 2

Financial costs to taxpayers of capital punishment is several times that of keeping someone in prison for life.

It is barbaric and violates the "cruel and unusual" clause in the Bill of Rights.

The endless appeals and required additional procedures clog our court system.

We as a society have to move away from the "eye for an eye" revenge mentality if civilization is to advance.

It sends the wrong message: why kill people who kill people to show killing is wrong.

Life in prison is a worse punishment and a more effective deterrent.

Other countries (especially in Europe) would have a more favorable image of America.

Some jury members are reluctant to convict if it means putting someone to death.

The prisoner's family must suffer from seeing their loved one put to death by the state.

****The possibility exists that innocent men and women may be put to death. **** Stats show that this has happened all too often.

Mentally ill patients may be put to death.

It creates sympathy for the monsterous perpetrators of the crimes.

It is useless in that it doesn't bring the victim back to life.

Answer 3

Let 9 out of 10 guilty go free before you execute 1 innocent

Recently I believe it was 13 out of 16 on death row in one State were let go because DNA proved them innocent. The then Governor put a stay on all executions

Answer 4

I'm actually in favor of the death penalty, but the best arguments I've heard against it are:

1) There is a better alternative -- life at hard labor.
2) That alternative is far cheaper than prosecuting someone until they are actually executed.

Answer 5

There have been multiple cases where people were convicted, sentenced and executed, only to be later proven innocent of the crime. That's one reason.

But I'm still pro-Death anyway.

Answer 6

- Innocent people are sometimes wrongfully convicted
- Those who enforce the law are not above the law and the law tells us it is an unforgivable crime to take a life.