Resolved: The US should abolish the death penalty

I am still forced to extend C2. ~refutations~R1: R1: Racism ----> Your graph didn't work----> Present the arguments dont just link them, neither one of the graphs worked. Therefore no argument.----> Only 2% of white murderers and 2.5% of black ones get executed. This shows its fair. [1] Stats:http://en.wikipedia.org...Due to the fact african americans kill more it is logical blacks are excuted more often (according to your stats).The DP is not racist even if your stats are true as blakcs commit more homicides. And if my stats are true it is still not racially biased. My opponent cites that the death row populaiton currently has more blacks. My graph above refutes this. There are obviously going to be more african american inmates on death row as they murder more!R2: CostYour refutation makes no sense. You cannot put a price tag on justice though. The cost is also depending on the case. Also, the DP acts as a barganing clip that makes defendants scared and plea guilty, hence in some cases saving costs. [2, 3] Further more this info (all of her info almost) is from the ACLU, the most biased source ever. So back to barganing clip. They plead guilty then avoiding trial from ever happening! [2, 3] This eans in some cases it is much cheaper. SO it may balance out. [2] Further more its expensive because the system we use. [3] Also certian LWOP cases cost 1.6 billion dollars, more costly then the DP. [3, 4] Other estimats say it is possible the LWOP costs the same or more than the DP. [5] Average LWOP people stay in jail for 40 years, each year costs 50,000$. [5]----> Cant price justice----> The DP may even avoid the costs of trial----> Some studies show LWOP is more expensive ----> When states ban the DP their trial costs don't change. [5] (hinting the cost is similar) R3: The DP deters crimeThere goes the ACLU. Anyway my opponents quote claims there is no evidence that is credible that says the DP deters crime. Let's first define credible: offering reasonable gronds to be belived. [6] Basically accurate soruces in this case. What if I told you the goverment thas graphs proving my point? sources: http://www.wesleylowe.com... and: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of persons executed in the United States, 1930-1997." and United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Homicide rates from the Vital Statistics."This evidence right here seems credible to me. The majority of the studies conducted on the DP and crime shows that the DP saves 3 - 18 lives. [7] Some early reasearch (like 1970s) was disputable but was reafirmed twice. [8, 9, 10] Using state evel data the DP dettered single murders to large extents. [8, 11] When the surpreme court ended executions temporarily murder rates rose tremedously. [8, 12, 5] A imilar study showed the DP saves 18 lives. [8, 13]My point is the DP saves lives, and saying ALL OF THESE STUDIES are non credible is, well, illogical. "The media is a bit Johnny-come-lately in recognizing all the research that has been done on the death penalty over the last decade, with nine of the 12 referenced academic studies by economists finding that the death penalty saves lives." - John Lott---> Conclusion <---I have refuted all of my oponents points, and proven her arguemnts either false or fallicous. The DP is a great punishment that should be used in certian circumstances. I urge a CON vote.Sources:http://www.prodeathpenalty.com... [1]"The Death Penalty and Plea Bargaining to Life Sentences" Kent S. Scheidegger [2]http://www.debate.org... [3]http://www.prodeathpenalty.com... [4]http://www.wesleylowe.com... [5]http://www.merriam-webster.com... [6]http://www.ncpa.org... [7]http://www.heritage.org... [8]Isaac Ehrlich, "The Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: Reply," American Economic Review, Vol. 67, No. 3 (June 1977), pp. 452-458 [9] Stephen K. Layson, "Homicide and Deterrence: A Reexamination of the United States Time-Series Evidence," Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 52, No. 1 (1985), pp. 68-89. [10]Robert B. Ekelund, Jr., John D. Jackson, Rand W. Ressler, and Robert D. Tollison, "Marginal Deterrence and Multiple Murders," Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 72, No. 3 (2006), pp. 521-541.[11] Hashem Dezhbakhsh and Joanna M. Shepherd, "The Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: Evidence from a 'Judicial Experiment,'" Economic Inquiry, Vol. 44, No. 3 (2006), pp. 512-535. [12]Hashem Dezhbakhsh, Paul H. Rubin, and Joanna M. Shepherd, "Does Capital Punishment Have a Deterrent Effect? New Evidence from Postmoratorium Panel Data," American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2003), pp. 344-376. [13]