Argumentative Essay: Abolishing The Death Penalty

After spending countless hours discussing the criminal court system in class and familiarizing myself with the content of Justice Hands’ quote, I have come to a conclusion that ties together a collection of opinions. The death penalty is an arbitrary and ineffective method of punishment that should only be used under one circumstance; if the defendant has been unequivocally found guilty of the murder he committed and would rather succumb to the death penalty than spend the rest of his life in prison without parole. There have been numerous cases throughout the years that have taken place where a defendant was denied his fifth and sixth amendment right to a lawyer and fair trial, and was left with no choice but to hold himself to deliver his own testimony. These circumstances can dramatically influence the outcome of a trial since it creates an unequal chance for the accused. For example, in both Gideon v. Wainwright and Argersinger v. Hamlin, both defendants were denied their right to a counsel.

The cost of the death penalty is ridiculous. Mainly the death penalty is against colored. The cost of the death penalty is far more expensive than the criminals that are in jail for life. Death of innocent people is caused by the death penalty, the government has mistakenly killed several people because they didn’t find enough evidence to prove innocent but after the death of the victim the government notice they had killed wrong, could you bring the dead back? Do people really deserve to die?

The article educates about how the Death Penalty lowers Crime Rates and I thought a quote from a Criminal was Interesting. “Maragret Elizabeth Daly, arrested for attacking Pete Gibbons with a knife, who told the investigating officers: ‘yeah, I cut him and I should have done a better job. I would have killed him but I didn’t want to go to the gas chamber’”(Jacoby). I think the above evidence is important because it shows a criminal is fearful of dying so she didn’t kill anybody, which means Capital Punishment will cause less murders, so it is justifiable.

Jeffery's luck had finally ran out. He was put in court where he admitted that he killed them. But he pleaded not guilty. When he saw that they where not buying it. He pleaded insanity, but they saw that he knew of wrong doing and they convicted him 15 costive life sentences.

Forms of punishments within the United States’ system of criminal justice can range from a simple warning all the way up to the death penalty, depending on the nature and type of crime committed. The goal of punishment in the criminal justice system is deterrence and crime prevention, however when the punishment offers no major impact on crime, is extremely costly, exhibits racial bias, and has taken the life of innocent people, (socially and physically) the death penalty is not only viewed as punishment, but as revenge and as murder. Taking a look at the death penalty from a lawyer point of view we have Michael A. Mello, author of Dead Wrong: A Death Row Lawyer Speaks Out Against Capital Punishment. He tells his story of being a professional lawyer, who “worked within the legal system to prevent the state from executing some of its citizens.”

All of the parties involved will be charged with murder. There are limitations to this rule: Some courts require that the death was foreseeable; the crime being committed must be inherently dangerous; the felony committed in connection with the murder, has to be independent and one of the deaths must have been caused directly by one of the felons, and as a consequence of the crime. In State v. Goodseal the meaning of inherently dangerous had to be defined. Charles Goodseal had been released from prison in August, 1969.

The film Shawshank Redemption is about a banker, Andy Dufresne, who is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover in cold blood. He is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in the Shawshank State Penitentiary. Andy makes a mistake of trusting the criminal justice system and agrees to cooperate fully. Despite the evidence placing him at the scene of the crime on the night of the murders, Andy has always maintained his innocence. It is at this prison where he meets a fellow inmate, Red, who was convicted and sentenced to life for planning and carrying out his wife's murder.

Danforth the judge of the court said ": You misunderstand, sir; I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not just”. Danforth explains that he understands that Abigail was listening now but he just cant the ones alive who were also accused walk free because of the fact that some many others have died because of the allegations so he has to kill them too. If Danforth did kill the rest of the people how would Salem

Presidential Election Argument Murder should not be handled with just time in prison. The issue that is most important in the upcoming presidential election would be “Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?”. If someone came and murdered someone you loved, how would you want the murder to be charged? Maybe the taking of his or her life just as he or she took your loved one.

There are numerous ways to punish people who are a threat to society without executing them. No matter which way the death penalty is carried out, be it lethal injection, lethal gas, electrocution, hanging, or firing squad, the executioner is always implicated. Bryan Stevenson, a social justice activist, questions, “If it’s not right to torture someone for torture, abuse someone for abuse, rape someone for rape, then how can we think we can kill someone for killing?” (“Delaney” 1). Although executioners are permitted to kill, they are still killing another human being.

In 2011 the government passed a bill for mandatory sentence for the murder of police officers this stated life imprisonment would occur to the murderer. Many people would target police officers and would get a less severe punishment for it that is why this has been introduced. An example of this is On 2 March 2012, police officer David Rixon was killed Michael Jacobs got life imprison.

It is 2002 when Richard Masterson is convicted of murder and in the turning of 2016, he is executed. However, there has been an influx of proceedings that make this decision uncertain. The judge for the case failed to mention to the ignorant jury that Richardson had the option of a sentence lighter than capital punishment. The medical examiner for the autopsy of the victim was unsuited and had misdiagnosed the cause of death. Third, Masterson’s attorneys claimed that he had exhibited suicidal behaviour, an explanation why he eagerly confessed to the crime.

The death penalty is often compared to life without parole, it is evident that the capital punishment is not only effective but more humane. Many prisoners infact rather take the option of death penalty, rather than going through the death penalty. Life imprisonment is act that is also extremely dangerous and can cause high suicide rates. An example about a man who really wanted the death penalty was, Grasso. The man started off by committing murder on an elderly lady by strangling her and smashing her head against an electrical iron, although he managed to escape the crime scene.