Capital Punishment
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Capital Punishment
After centuries of nearly universal implementation, the death penalty
remains a deeply debated political issue. While one execution takes place, other
murders occur, and the question still stands: Will the death penalty safeguard
society and deter murder, or will it not? The death penalty cannot be considered
a proper economical and moral means of punishment to deter those who might
commit capital offenses, or can it?
In the past, capital punishment horrified people,
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Of all executions that took place in the United States between 1930 and 1966, over half of those who died were black (Punishment 2). The controversy over capital punishment began in the eighteenth century and continues today. Throughout the world innocent people are executed in several inhumane forms which the United States should not follow. Today there exists a raging debate on wether the death penalty is economically, morally, and legally justifiable, or still just cruel and inhumane.
Of all executions that took place in the United States between 1930 and 1966, over half of those who died were black (Punishment 2). The controversy over capital punishment began in the eighteenth century and continues today. Throughout the world innocent people are executed in several inhumane forms which the United States should not follow. Today there exists a raging debate on wether the death penalty is economically, morally, and legally justifiable, or still just cruel and inhumane.