The death penalty is a popular controversial issue that has been going around for many years. Some people oppose the death penalty whereas some people don’t due to various reasons. I agree to the law of banning the death penalty because the death penalty is against American values to be tried as a criminal. In addition, the death penalty shouldn’t be used at all regarding criminals that kill others. Instead of punishing criminals with the death penalty, we can life sentence criminals. Fewer resources would be wasted so that we will be able to use it on something useful such as education or pollution.
The death penalty is barbaric because it violates the “cruel and unusual clause” in the Bill of Rights. For example, Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong II murdered their own people while we do the same to our people. Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong II are terrorists who ordered troops on mass murders toward their own people. In return, they are wanted due to the taking of innocent civilian lives......
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