Topic: We should abolish capital punishment
Capital punishment allows for more judicial discretion by providing more possible punishments to choose from.
capital punishment allows for those who are dangerous and non-rehabilitative to function in society.
capital punishment allows for victims' families to get justice equal to the crime committed (usually murder).
capital punishment breaks the human rights of the individuals being punished.
capital punishment can be a deterrent if criminals know this is the ultimate punishment
Capital punishment can be made cheaper than keeping someone alive for the rest of their life on the tax payer's dollar.
Capital punishment can be replaced by more ethical but equally punishing alternatives, like life without parole.
capital punishment can go to far and punish innocent people
capital punishment can influence better behavior
capital punishment can lead to miscarriage of justice of the worst kind
capital punishment can often cause great pain when being implemented and does not deter violent crime which is often committed in the throes of rage not to mention the injustice to the wrongly convicted.
capital punishment can potentially lead to the death of innocent men. there are cases where there is strong doubt that the person executed actually carried out the crime.
Capital punishment can provide more catharsis for victims than life in prison.
capital punishment can put innocent lives at risk
capital punishment can serve as a useful deterrent to prevent crime as people who are thinking about committing heinous crimes may have second thoughts as they know they put be put to death themselves.
capital punishment can suffer from social or racial bias and in fact be used as a weapon against a certain section of society
capital punishment causes mental harm to the kids who get affected by it.
capital punishment could be applied to innocent people
capital punishment creates a justified punishment that equal to the crime committed
Capital punishment creates space for potential rehabilitation without prison over-population.
Capital punishment denies due process by making it impossible for new evidence or good behavior to change the sentence.
Capital punishment deters criminals from committing heinous crimes.
capital punishment deters potential criminals from doing any serious crime like mass murder
Capital punishment deters truly awful crimes in rational criminals who don't want to die.
capital punishment disincentives people to commit crimes
capital punishment does not allow for people convicted wrongly, for whatever reason, and a posthumous innocence verdict does not make it any less inhumane
capital punishment does not belong in a civil society
capital punishment does not deter crime
capital punishment does not deter crime and is costly.
capital punishment doesn't stop a crime.
capital punishment dose not work and is barbaric.
capital punishment for the most violent crimes is acceptable because it costs thousands of dollars to keep a prisoner incarcerated for life.
Capital punishment frees up space in jail, allowing for less prisons overall.