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…the criminal justice system has to offer, prosecutors must be encouraged to consider the crime and not the race of the victim or offender and the judge must attempt to exclude the same racial issue when deciding the punishment. I believe Justice Brennan said…

…and be allowed to take their course, or they may be treated and punished like a crime. Revenge is an emotion and a desire that demands justice. It is not learned or attained by outside influences. By examining the biblical story of Cain, who killed his brother out…

…Alone, scared, mournful, and hopeless people on death row feel raw pain, as they wait for their sentences to be carried out. No one, no matter what the crime should suffer the agony of waiting to have their lives taken away. Wheatear it be death…

…yourself to helplessness when faced with persecuted innocence. I know there are those who say that execution is justified because it prevents a murderer from ever again committing the same crime. It certainly does. But if you rely on that reasoning…

…! Nobody takes liability for his or her own actions anymore. Someone commits a heinous crime, and everything but the criminal is blame, it was a cruel childhood, abusive parents, in my mind, if you commit a crime, and then you are a criminal. Others may…

…. As a result of their decision, they are executed. Regardless of their crime, young children such as 14 year old George Stinney should not be executed for murder. This does not mean they escape punishment just because of their age. The mug shot of this young boy…

…story, the winner of the annual lottery will be stoned to death by all villagers and along with his/her family members. Tradition is a generalization of many of the varying forms of sacrifice that exist in modern society ranging from corporal punishment…

…eye removed. Unfortunately, just like in any other civilization at that time, lower classes of people were not treated equally to the higher classes of aristocrats. Of course, no one could get away with crime, but the punishment depended upon class…

…, the victims need to be involved in the sentencing process (74). These reforms would help to reduce crime, and instead of punishing everyone, only those deserving punishment would suffer. Those for gun control argue that restricting guns would help…

…; even so the price to pay for breaking a law that tarnishes the ultimate goal of society is a price most people, from a mental standpoint can barely survive. The harsh judgment man endures on judging another man is a punishment all in it’s self. Even so…