Abolish Capital Punishment
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Abolish Capital Punishment
What is the outcome of capital punishment? Does it bring peace or happiness to a victims family or does the victim regain his or her life back? Capital punishment, also referred to the death penalty, has been a controversial issue to the society for past decades. It is an ongoing debate that the society argues whether to be abolished or supported. In the United States, the country most characterized by the concept of equal justice for all, the Supreme Court declared the death penalty to be constitutional. I resolutely oppose their act, which seems to support injustice. Capital punishment needs to be abolished for it is manifestly unjust and there is disparity in sentencing.
Racism is one cause of the unequal treatment. It exists in most sensitive areas of the judicial system. Racism plays an important factor of determining who will be sentenced to death and who will have lesser punishment...