Question: 10 reasons why the death penalty should not be allowed?
Answer: You can't take it back. The death penalty is irreversible. ...  It doesn't deter criminals. There is no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than a prison term. ...  There's no 'humane' way to kill. ...  It makes a public spectacle of an individual's death. ...  The death penalty is disappearing.