The Death Penalty Should be Abolished

Nobody should hold the power to end someone's life. A popular way of thinking is that the death penalty is the "ultimate punishment, ' but it isn't so much of the punishment rather than the end to a punishment. Like I previously stated, The death penalty is the same punishment as life without parole, Just shortened. Once someone is executed they are no longer being punished. They no longer get to think about what they've done or work towards rehabilitation. Everyone deserves a second chance to better themselves. Not everyone deserves forgiveness but everyone deserves empathy. To respond to the second point in your argument, There is absolutely a chance a guilty man could commit more crimes if returned to the general population of the prison they are being kept in. That being said, When someone is on death row they are kept away from the general population. They are kept in a separate housing unit and are held in a solitary confinement. Solitary confinement is not kept in place strictly for death row inmates, However. General population inmates can land themselves in confinement as well; and with no evidence to support the idea that the death penalty deters crime, It's no reason to bring up the act of continuing crime when referring the death penalty as a solution. The system we currently operate in has room for error. It is not uncommon nor is it a secret that people have been wrongfully convicted and executed on a crime they didn't commit. One such popular case is the case of Cameron Todd Willingham (referenced at the bottom of this argument. ) Mr Willingham was accused of murdering his three daughters by lighting them on fire. He was given an "exhaustive" trial where he was represented by a "highly competent" attorney and overseen by an independent judge to ensure a "fair" trial, And a jury of 12 citizens rendered the unanimous verdict of death. He was executed in 2004. After his execution, Many questions and several investigations have arose regarding the forensic evidence in this case that lead you to the inescapable conclusion that Cameron Todd Willingham was not guilty of the crime he was executed for. This is just one of the countless examples of someone being executed, Murdered for a crime they did not commit. Cameron Todd Willingham, Carlos Deluna, Larry Griffin and many others should not have to die for crimes they did not commit simply because we are trying to kill them to keep a barbaric practice alive. The thought and acceptance of, "I do realize innocent people are going get killed sometimes, " is an astonishing statement that most of society has found it okay to kill any innocent person so we can continue to kill those who are guilty. We should not accept, Or even okay with the deaths of innocent people in a system that is obviously flawed. You also speak on the likelihood of someone being falsely executed or the likelihood of an innocent man getting a second chance but it has been shown that it does happen and to think we don't want to give the innocent even a chance to save their own lives, Or even get the chance to walk free just so we can keep a false practice of killing people to stop or deter crime shows such a lack of empathy for the fellow man.