Death Penalty: the Failure of the U.S Criminal System

Death penalty : the failure of the U.s CRIMINAL sYSTEM

"Some 135 Countries have abolished the death penalty, in law or practice, including virtually every other liberal democracy. in retaining it, we keep company with countrIES like china, iran, and saudi arabia that have the worst human rightS record on earth"(Hull, E. , 2010).

According to Amnesty U.S.A

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Firing Squad

Lethal injection

Electric Chair

Hanging

What is the DEath Penalty/capital punishment?

THE DEATH PENALTY IS THE TAKING OF A LIFE WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE LEGAL LAW.

WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON METHODS?

Electric Chair - First execution on August 6, 1890. Its use declined as it was seen as "cruel and unusual" punishment by most States
Firing Squad - This method is usually used as the supreme punishment for crimes such as espionage. Many States have banned this method.
Lethal Injection - Created in 1977 by Jay Chapman, this method became the most common form of death penalty in the United States and around the world.

Death Penalty methods have included Lethal Injection, Electrocution, Gas Chamber, Hanging and Firing Squad. The primary method used by most states and the government is lethal injection today.

is the death penalty a deterrence?

Deterrence - The belief that people choose to obey or violate the law after calculating the gains and consequences of their actions.

Judgement about capital punishments have to be made. But it must not be claimed that they rest on evidence; the evidence on capital punishments is too weak to guide any decisions." (Nagin, 2014)

How does the death penalty affect our daily life in the u.s?

what is the cost of death penalty?

"The annual cost of California's current death penalty system is $137 million per year . The cost of a system that imposes lifetime incarceration rather than the death penalty would be $11.5 million per year."-California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice

THE DEATH PENALTY IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN KEEPING A PERSON IN LIFE PAROLE. THIS MONEY GOING TO EXECUTE PRISIONERS COULD BE US E MORE EFFECTIVELY. THIS MONEY CAN HELP TO BOOST THE ECONOMY AND CREATE MORE JOBS.

10 myths about the death penalty

Are Innocents on death row? YES!

151 innocents individuals since 1971 to 2015 were exonerated.
Executed but possibly innocent: 10

What some people have to say about the topic

U.N Secretary-General Banki Moon

THE TAKING OF LIFE IS TOO ABSOLUTE, TOO IRREVERSIBLE, FOR ONE HUMAN BEING TO INFLICT IT ON ANOTHER, EVEN WHEN BACKED BY LEGAL PROCESS.”- UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL - BAN KI MOON.

Navi Pillay

“A DEATH SENTENCE IS OFTEN IMPOSED ON LESS PRIVILEGED INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION.”— HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, NAVI PILLAY

the story of kirk Bloodworth

“I AM NOT HERE BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WORKED. I am here because a series of miracles led to my exoneration. Not every person wrongfully convicted of a capital crime is as blessed. If a country cannot ensure that they will not kill an innocent citizen, they should not kill at all.” — Mr. Kirk Bloodsworth

the end?

Benefits of the abolition of Death penalty

We would help the economy.
It is morally right.
Less innocent individuals would be killed.
We would promoting Human Rights.

ReferenceS

http://www.sentencingproject.org/doc/deterrence%20briefing%20.pdf
Hull, E.(2010). Guilty on all counts.Social Policy, 39, 4, 12-25.
Nagin, D.(2014). Deterrence and the death. Significance, 11, 2, 9-13.

what's next?

If you are interested in the topic and want the abolition of death penalty:

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-Make a website or work in a social media environment advocating for the end of the death penalty! Do something!!!