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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman
What is the? The botched execution or his murdering if his ex girlfriend and her father?
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Society has to be held to a higher standard than the criminals it wants to punish.
There is also roughly a 1% chance that the guy executed (in general) is not guilty.
There is no place for the Death Penalty in a modern society.
It is more expensive than Life inprisonment
It is not a deterrent
It is can execute the innocent
It reduces the moral authority of a just society by putting us on the same level as the criminal
It can go wrong and result in what effectively is torture.
The only arguement for the death penalty that is valid is I want revenge and unfortuately given the negatives it doesn't hold up.
There is no logical reason to have the death penalty. There should be no debate.