Capital punishment is inseparable from racism. A disproportionate amount of people put to death are people of color. By ending capital punishment in Los Angeles County, LADA is stopping race-sanctioned lynchings. Furthermore, the death penalty has no deterrent effect on crime. So putting people to death serves no purpose and does not protect public health and safety. Additionally, capital punishment is costly taking into account all of the litigation and appeals. Simply incarcerating the person for life without parole is less expensive. Finally, there is always the risk that the state will put to death people who are factually innocent. By eliminating the death penalty as an option, there is no chance that an innocent person will be executed for a crime he/she did not commit.