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1. deathpenalty.procon.org › topTop 10 Pro & Con Arguments - Death Penalty - ProCon.org

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   Sep 21, 2021 · Top 10 Pro & Con Arguments. 1. Legality. The United States is one of 55 countries globally with a legal death penalty, according to Amnesty International. As of Mar. 24, 2021, within the US, 27 states had a legal death penalty (though 3 of those states had a moratorium on the punishment’s use).

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2. www.theperspective.com › debates › politicsIs the Death Penalty Justified or Should It Be Abolished?

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   In fact, in 2019, California’s governor put a moratorium on the death penalty, stopping it indefinitely. In early 2022, he took further steps and ordered the dismantling of the state’s death row. Given the moral complexities and depth of emotions involved, the death penalty remains a controversial debate the world over.

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4. www.heritage.org › the-death-penalty-appropriateThe Death Penalty Is Appropriate | The Heritage Foundation

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   Dec 20, 2019 · The author argues that the death penalty is constitutional, fair, and serves legitimate penological objectives. He cites examples of heinous crimes and the views of Americans, states, and the Supreme Court in support of his position.

5. deathpenaltyinfo.org › curriculum › high-schoolArguments for and Against the Death Penalty

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   The death penalty is racially divisive because it appears to count white lives as more valuable than Black lives. Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, 296 Black defendants have been executed for the murder of a white victim, while only 31 white defendants have been executed for the murder of a Black victim.

6. deathpenalty.procon.org › questions › should-theShould the Death Penalty Be Legal? - ProCon.org

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   Sep 15, 2023 · Roger Hood, former professor at the Centre for Criminological Research at the University of Oxford, states: “ [C]apital punishment, also called death penalty, [is the] execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense. Capital punishment should be distinguished from extrajudicial executions ...

7. www.nytimes.com › 2021/01/20 › learningShould the Death Penalty Be Abolished? - The New York Times

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   Jan 20, 2021 · The death penalty is a difficult issue for many Americans on moral, religious and policy grounds. But as a legal issue, it is straightforward. The United States Constitution expressly contemplates ...

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   Is the death penalty still legal?

   • The death penalty has been abolished in 22 states and 106 countries, yet it is still legal at the federal level in the United States. Does your state or country allow the death penalty? Do you believe governments should be allowed to execute people who have been convicted of crimes? Is it ever justified, such as for the most heinous crimes?

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   Should the death penalty be used?

   • Often those who can only afford a minimal defense are selected for the death penalty. Until race and other arbitrary factors, like economics and geography, can be eliminated as a determinant of who lives and who dies, the death penalty must not be used. Discretion has always been an essential part of our system of justice.

   Arguments for and Against the Death Penalty

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   Is the death penalty constitutional?

   • The Supreme Court has held the death penalty to be constitutional. The 5 th and 14 th Amendments carry express approval of the death penalty: a person may not be “deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.” A majority of states (29) have the death penalty on the books.

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   Is the death penalty a moral punishment?

   • Proponents who argue that the death penalty is a moral punishment state that “an eye for an eye” is justified to promote a good and just society than shuns evil. Opponents who argue that the death penalty is an immoral punishment state that humans should not kill other humans, no matter the reasons, because killing is killing.

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   How many countries have a legal death penalty?

   • 1. Legality The United States is one of 55 countries globally with a legal death penalty, according to Amnesty International. As of Mar. 24, 2021, within the US, 27 states had a legal death penalty (though 3 of those states had a moratorium on the punishment’s use).

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   Does the death penalty deter murder?

   • The death penalty deters future murders. Society has always used punishment to discourage would-be criminals from unlawful action. Since society has the highest interest in preventing murder, it should use the strongest punishment available to deter murder, and that is the death penalty.

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9. deathpenalty.procon.org › questions › should-theShould the Death Penalty Be Used for Retribution for Victims ...

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   Aug 21, 2008 · Austin Sarat, Associate Provost and Associate Dean of the Faculty and Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College, PhD, JD, in an Oct. 18, 2020 article, “When Families of Murder Victims Speak at Death Penalty Trials, Their Anguish May Make Sentencing Less Fair,” available at theconversation.com, stated: