Capital punishment is wrong. In the past decade, approximately 40 prisoners have been exonerated while on death row. A person cannot defend him or herself from the grave. The New York Times Magazine recently did a cover story about those who were released after being on death row. This should open up some eyes.
Someone being exonerated on death row is common.
Last month in Virginia, Earl Washington Jr. was freed after 17 years on death row. Perhaps someone in the future will not be as lucky. What the politicians are playing with here is something that is irreversible. The death penalty overwhelmingly hurts minorities and poor the most since they don t have the money for a lawyer. The lawyers appointed are among the worst.