The Death Penalty & a Moral Society

Capital Punishment is actually not a moral deterrent because there are no proven direct correlations in studies between patterns in executions and the steady rate of crime; after execution, the murder rate has actually been proven to substantially increase rather than decrease; and children in the U.S. do not witness capital executions and thus, do not benefit from viewing the punishment event. The Death Penalty is unethically utilized discriminatorily against minorities, the poor and uneducated. Capital Punishment consumes more economic resources in the event of a capital trial than life term incarceration while diverting funds from much needed social programs used to attack crime before it begins.

Since its re-implementation, the Death Penalty has been hotly debated among both proponents and opponents. While proponents maintain it metes out proper justice by taking a life in exchange for that life taking a life, opponents maintain it is cruel and unusual punishment, costly and does not deter future capital offenders.

One of the most debated reasons why people oppose the death penalty is t

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