The Death Penalty Should be Abolished

Before we begin the next and final round, I am NOT against the punishment of those who commit crimes against humanity. But I do believe in the current system there is too much room for error that can get innocent lives killed. Saying, "I do realize innocent people are going to get killed sometimes, " is not being interpreted as you thinking its okay for people wrongfully convicted to be murdered. You are correct that no matter the punishment, Innocent people will still get convicted but the difference, As you know, Is that when wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death you no longer get a chance at life due to something you did not do. There is too much room for error in the current system to play with the lives of innocent people. The lives of innocent people being taken is not a, "small price to pay, " when of the '1, 000, 000' violent crimes that happen every year, Very few get the death penalty. If one innocent person gets executed, That is not a small price to pay. Nothing is more valuable than life and we shouldn't play with the lives of innocent people to keep a practice of "punishing" already convicted inmates. I understand the idea behind murder victims family getting some sort of closure behind the execution of someone convicted of the murder of their loved one. Being able to find multiple instances of them feeling better is possible, But so is finding several against it. The idea that they "always" feel better is not true, However. "Taking another person"s life does not stop violence, " says Taylor. "There"s a contradiction in responding to murder by executing people. " (ACLU of Northern California, "Family of Murder Victims Speak Out Against the Death Penalty") Also, The families of those falsely convicted will never receive any sort conviction for the death of their loved one. When showing empathy we must show to all those who have lost the family member to the negligence of other human beings. Like I have said before, The death penalty is not something that you can take back. It is a permanent "answer" that is not always correct and has many times in the past killed the wrong person, An innocent person. Also, There is no credible evidence to suggest that the death penalty deters crime, In fact it shows the exact opposite. States without the death penalty showed to have 25% less murders than states with the death penalty in the year 2016 per Deathpenaltyinfo. Org. Since Canada had abolished the death penalty the murder rate has steadily declined with 2016 being the lowest it's been since 1966. The death penalty is a barbaric practice that, While helpful for closure in some cases, Puts many innocent lives at risk. In the current system there is too much room for error that comes with the death penalty and when wrong means the death of an innocent man. Keeping the death penalty around is irresponsible and dangerous that models the behavior it is trying to prevent. To recap and give final facts: - The death penalty models the behavior it seeks to prevent. - The wrong person can be killed. - The death penalty does not reduce murder rates. - The death penalty violates the 18th amendment. - The death penalty costs more than life in prison. References [1] American Bar Association (2007). ABA study: State death penalty systems deeply flawed. Retrieved from http://apps. Americanbar. Org/abanet/media/release/news_release. Cfm? Releas. . . [2] http://www. Deathpenaltyinfo. Org/innocence-and-death-penalty [3] Virginia man, Who narrowly escaped the death penalty, Exonerated by DNA evidence to be released after serving 33 years. Innocence Project. Retrieved from http://www. Innocenceproject. Org/news-events-exonerations/virginia-man-wh. . . [4] It's time to kill the death penalty. (n. D. ). Retrieved from https://www. Psychologytoday. Com/us/blog/get-psyched/201401/it-s-time-kill-the-death-penalty