Topic: We should abolish capital punishment
If capital punishment is unfairly applied we should focus on fixing that, not abolishing it entirely.
if reserved for extreme cases, capital punishment can send a strong message that society condemns such crimes.
if someone is guilty of heinous crimes it is only fair that they suffer the consequences
If someone murders someone else, they have given up their human rights, including the one to stay alive themselves
if someone was found not guilty, they wouldn't be able to bring him back to life after being killed under false accusations
if you kill or rape someone you deserve to die.
in extreme cases where there is no chance of rehabilitating a violent offender, the death penalty is the best option
In places where capital punishment exists, there is generally popular support for it, and the government should construct legal systems that most conform to the will of the people.
In places where capital punishment is legal, it is often used in discriminatory ways against minority groups, and therefore we should abolish it to prevent disproportionate punishment against the most vulnerable people in society.
inmates sentenced to life in prison are a massive drain on financial resources.  capital punishment eliminates these expenses.
Innocent people may be wrongly convicted and executed.
it could be carried out on someone wrongly convicted
it doesn't deter crime and it's simply about revenge. the innocence project has exonerated twenty people on death row, and with their limited resources i have no doubt the number is higher.
it has been proven that some people who were put to death were actually innocent of the crime.
It has been shown that capital punishment doesn't deter crime, making it useless.
it is a cruel for of punishment & a civilized society should not partake in it
it is an effective deterrent
it is not abuse, a slap on the wrist is an effective method of teaching your child
it is for the parent to judge how best to raise their child
it is an important deterrent when it is known to be used
it is archaic and barbaric. it is government sanctioned murder.
it is better to retain the death penalty because imprisoning people for the most serious crimes is not a good use of public funds in the long-term, particularly in the case of life sentences.
It is impossible to be certain a certain person is guilty of a crime, so we should defer to less harsh punishments.
it is inhumane and teaches that violence solves violence
until the justice system is 100% correct all the time, we cannot risk killing someone that may later be proven innocent
it is inhumane and unnecessary
it teaches that violence is a solution
it can open the door to abuse
it is inhumane to decide whether or not another person should be killed.
it is never a good message to propagate - that taking a life solves any problem
It is never possible to determine with 100% certainty that a person is legally guilty of a crime, and capital punishment often punishes innocent people, as we've learned from recent exculpatory DNA evidence in recent years.
It is only logical that those who sow death should know that they will reap what they sow