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Analysis Of Kill Capital Punishment By Janine Espino

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In “Kill Capital Punishment” by Janine Espino a Reagan High school student argues that Capital Punishment should be abolished in all fifty states, Espino’s position is vaild. The author claims that killing another human cannot be taken back, one you murder a living individual you cannot take it back. The author argues that since manslaughter another individual in a malicious fashion is illegal so should capital punishment. Espino gives a quote by Peggy Parks in that was published in the article “Current Issues: The Death Penalty” published on 29 March. 2016 that states that death punishments falls under unusual punishment which violates the “Eighth Amendment of the Constitution”. The evidence is compelling but other approaches could be taken

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