Put The Death Penalty To Death
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Issues dealing with death can be traced all the way back to biblical times. The bible clearly states in Exodus 20:13,"Thou shalt not kill". The Bible also says in Leviticus 24:17, " He who kills a man shall be put to death". As one can clearly see, the issue of the death penalty has been debated f ....
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.... most heart-rending factor against the death penalty is the possibility of an innocent death. Cantu, an online source, says it best; " the death penalty is irrevocable. In case of a mistake, the executed prisoner cannot be given another chance. A prisoner discovered to be blameless can be freed: but neither release nor compensation is possible for a corpse" (1). How can anyone be so inhumane that they, the jury, take someone else's life into their own hands to say whether or not they should ....
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