Capital punishment has been a controversial topic almost since it's inception. Since biblical times, an "eye for an eye," or a " tooth for a tooth", has been the established norm for retribution. As society advanced, the methods of capital punishment became more "civilized". However, the result remains the same, legally sanctioned death. Reform of automatic death sentences began in Europe in the 1750's. The social reformers and English law reformers of that time argued that the death penalty was needlessly cruel, overrated as a deterrent, and occasionally imposed in fatal error. The social reformers proposed life imprisonment as a more humane alternative. The social reformers proposal is consistent with my opinion. Any death of any person is wrong.

The general population's opinion is that capital punishment permanently removes the worst criminals from society, and is less expensive and safer for society, than long-term or permanent incarceration. It is evident that dead criminals cannot commit any more crimes. However, the same is true for criminals serving l

We must remember whatever their color, criminals are real people who have the ability to feel guilt, sorrow, pain, fear and the loss of their loved ones and all the other emotions the rest of us are capable of feelings. How would you feel knowing that you were going to die tomorrow at a specified minute or a specified hour? There is no such thing as a humane method of putting a person to death, no matter what the state may claim. Every form of execution is terrifying and gruesome for the criminal, murder is murder.

With all of this in mind, as society continues to sanction capital punishment, there should always be the concern that the state can carry out the death penalty justly. Most countries have a very poor record on this. A prisoner can be on death row for many years, awaiting the outcome of appeals. Furthermore, experts disagree about the implications of racism in the way the death penalty is administered. Some statistics show that white prisoners are more likely to be sentenced to death on conviction for first-degree murder and are less likely to have their sentences changed. Others argue that due to blacks socioeconomic

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