Death Penalty, Killing Innocence
Good Morning, Your honor, Chief Justice, Opposing Counsel – May it please the court. My name is …. and I will be addressing the 8th Amendment rights of the people against Cruel and Unusual Punishments. I stand before you today representing the ENTIRE population of the United States of America. What if I told you, the United States has been killing innocent people? Statistics show that when it comes to the death penalty, there are 2 innocent for every 7 executed! I am pleading with you, the highest of all the courts – to deem the death penalty unconstitutional under the 8th Amendment.
The reason the death penalty is still legal is because we as the people have failed to educate the public, including government officials – of these statistics and truths.
We must keep in mind that this is a serious matter; we are dealing with human beings! An error rate has been proven, anything with an error rate; killing innocent people, needs to be killed as an idea! Furthermore, if the death penalty is not abolished, it will continue to waste our tax dollars & open the doors for more innocence to be executed!
I am well aware of the fact that the death penalty is a touchy subject – your honors, I am going to make your decision easier and clearer! ! The United States of America is the only Westernized and top country that is still in FULL practice of the death penalty – The United States needs to abolish the death penalty and recognize what the other countries have recognized – the Death Penalty is a cruel punishment, dating back to the days of slavery! Doesn’t the answer seem clearer now?
According to Dr.Raymond A. Schroth, “To kill the person who has killed someone close to you is simply to continue the cycle of violence, which ultimately destroys the avenger as well as the offender” Doesn’t the answer seem clearer now? Furthermore, the average cost to keep one inmate in prison for one year is $47 thousand whereas the average cost for a death row inmate is $175
The reason the death penalty is still legal is because we as the people have failed to educate the public, including government officials – of these statistics and truths.
We must keep in mind that this is a serious matter; we are dealing with human beings! An error rate has been proven, anything with an error rate; killing innocent people, needs to be killed as an idea! Furthermore, if the death penalty is not abolished, it will continue to waste our tax dollars & open the doors for more innocence to be executed!
I am well aware of the fact that the death penalty is a touchy subject – your honors, I am going to make your decision easier and clearer! ! The United States of America is the only Westernized and top country that is still in FULL practice of the death penalty – The United States needs to abolish the death penalty and recognize what the other countries have recognized – the Death Penalty is a cruel punishment, dating back to the days of slavery! Doesn’t the answer seem clearer now?
According to Dr.Raymond A. Schroth, “To kill the person who has killed someone close to you is simply to continue the cycle of violence, which ultimately destroys the avenger as well as the offender” Doesn’t the answer seem clearer now? Furthermore, the average cost to keep one inmate in prison for one year is $47 thousand whereas the average cost for a death row inmate is $175