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The death penalty is a very controversial topic. There are strong arguments from people supporting the death penalty and strong arguments from those opposed to it. ... Those opposed to the death penalty argue that it is barbaric, no other democracy uses it, so many inmates can’t be executed, that it is a burden on the courts, and that the state is sanctioned murder, just to name a few. The fact of the matter is the death penalty is wrong because it takes the life of a human being. ...
Another reason why the death penalty shouldn’t be allowed is because the government and tax payers have to pay for all the appeals and all the time spent in the court room in a death penalty case. Alex Kozinski and Sean Gallagher state in their essay “For an Honest Death Penalty” in the book, Current Issues and Enduring Questions:
“Once the case gets into Federal court, the United States starts picking up the defense tab and the sums can be daunting.
Approximate Word count = 853
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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