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... I am against capital punishment.
During the past three decades the issue of capital punishment has been very controversial in the United States. ... Georgia that the death penalty was unconstitutional because it was a form of cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. However, this decision did not last long; in July 1975 the Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment did not violate any parts of the Constitution. ... Constitution, which has been around for over 200 years, inmates of the government cannot be subjected to any kind of punishment, which is considered cruel and unusual. However all the forms of capital punishment that the government uses are questionable as to whether or not they are legal according to the Constitution. Forms of capital punishment that are still used in the United States include hanging, firing squad, gas chamber, electrocution, and lethal injection. ...
Officials claim that this punishment is not cruel and unusual, but how can they defend this in the case of John Evans who was executed by electrocution in 1983? ... It is not considered cruel and unusual punishment by many people because of the fact that it does not cause struggles or harm the body like hangings, firing squads, gas chambers, or electrocutions. ...
One reason that some people for capital punishment take their position is because they feel that capital punishment deters crime. ... In my opinion, capital punishment does not deter crime. ... Capital punishment seems as though it should realistically deter crime, but the problem is that most murders are unplanned and are not a result of judgment or common sense. ...
Besides being cruel and unusual punishment, the fact that deterrence does not work, and the option of the prisoner paying back society by working there are more reasons as to why capital punishment should be abolished. ...
The group of people that is in favor of capital punishment might say that it is the only reasonable sentence for someone who commits a serious crime is execution.
Approximate Word count = 1629
Approximate Pages = 6.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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