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The United states is the only western democracy that still practices capital punishment. There have been over 4050 executions since 1930. In 1994 alone, there were 257 executions in the United States. People who believe in capital punishment say that this dehumanizing process deters crime. This is false because the death penalty has been proven NOT to deter crime. In fact, during the 1980s, states practicing the death penalty averaged an annual rate of 7.5 criminal homicides per 100,000, while abolition states averaged a rate of 7.4 per 100,000. That means murder was actually MORE common in states that use the death penalty. Criminals irrationally perform crimes, therefore, life imprisonment ought to deter a rational person itself. Besides, no criminal commits a crime if he believes he will be caught.
s morally incorrect. Why do governments kill people to show closed forever. Or, at least until someone else gets killed by the real perpetrator. someone, we sink to the same level as the common killer. What is the difference about it, if I was to rob a store, first I would look to see if any police officers were than stabbing or strangling someone. If we decrease the availability of handguns then I ready to victimize someone else. If the innocent person is executed then the case is the burning of arsonists' homes as the penalty for arson. Every time we execute guarantee there will be less murders. There are many ways to do it, but it is definitely would think twice about it. Also, the availability of handguns plays a major role in
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