The Misconception Of The Death Penalty
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Capital punishment is the intentional killing of criminals convicted of serious crimes such as murder and rape, by means of lethal injection, electrocution, hanging, firing squad or gas chamber. It is obviously the most severe form of criminal punishment. Capital punishment is a controversial way ....
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.... have the death penalty.
Today's system of capital punishment is filled with inequalities and injustices. The commonly offered arguments for the death penalty are filled with holes. Defenders of the death penalty have said it is a deterrent, removes killers, is the ultimate punishment, is biblical, satisfies the public's need for retribution. It has also been said that it relieves the anguish of the victim's family. Realistically, imposing the death penalty is expensive and time consuming. ....
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