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…punishment. In this speech I will give some background about capital punishment then using statistics and facts I will share why I believe that the death penalty is wrong. I realize that some of you may disagree with me, and that’s understandable, all I ask…

…Capital Punishment, legal infliction of death as a penalty for violating criminal law. Methods of execution have included such practices as crucifixion, stoning, drowning, burning at the stake, impaling, and beheading. Today capital punishment…

…that this dehumanizing process deters crime. This is false because the death penalty has been proven NOT to deter crime. In fact, during the 1980s, states practicing the death penalty averaged an annual rate of 7.5 criminal homicides per 100,000, while abolition states…

…Every since its first use in 1750b.c. the death penalty has been surrounded by controversy. Its use can be seen all over the world and its suggested in the bible, even though ironically the bible also states "thou shall not kill." Today it is used…

…Throughout American history, the death penalty has fallen disproportionately on racial minorities. From 1930, the first year for which statistics are readily available from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to 1967, 3,859 persons were executed under…

…The Costs of the Death Penalty in the United States Capital punishment has existed in the US since colonial times. Since then, more than 13,000 people have been legally executed. Today, there are only twelve states which do not have the death…

…Abolish the Death Penalty By: Mike Mahmudi E-mail: mmahmudi@aol.com Death Penalty The death penalty is a major issue that brings up a lot of arguments in our society. The most important question concerning the death penalty…

…Abolish the Death Penalty By: Mike Mahmudi E-mail: mmahmudi@aol.com Death Penalty The death penalty is a major issue that brings up a lot of arguments in our society. The most important question concerning the death penalty…

…Discrimination and the Death Penalty By Katie Matthews "Twenty years have past since this court declared that the death penalty must be imposed fairly, and with reasonable consistency, or not at all, and, despite the effort of the states…

…The death penalty is considered by most civilized nations as a cruel and inhuman punishment. Thirty countries have abolished the death penalty since 1990. Since January 17th 1977 when Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad there have been 957 people…