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A 5 page paper that argues the moral and ethical arguments against capital punishment. This paper considers the moral and religious determinations, including the high chance of error, that make capital punishment legalized homicide. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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moral and practical grounds"(Galloway 5). The arguments against "legal homicide" consider the ethical implications of the commission of this detestable act as a means of justice.
The Catholic Bishops of the state of Illinois demonstrated their common beliefs by issuing a joint statement that demonstrated their firm opposition to the use of capital punishment, and their
posting of this statement in all of the states 1,069 parishes (Galloway 5). The crux of their argument was based in the standing belief of most churches in the
sanctity of human life and the recognition that "a truly just and humane society is obligated to protect and enhance" life (Galloway 5). Cardinal Bernardin and the Roman
Catholic bishops of Illinois also expressed some common concerns inherent to the argument against capital punishment, including the recognition that executions are not a deterrent and that a "disproportionate" number
of people sentenced to the death penalty are "poor and racial and ethnic minorities" (Galloway 5). Hetts also recognized that disparity between death sentences for whites and those of
African Americans and Latinos, but also demonstrated that the findings for murder victims who were white also swayed many juries in support of the death penalty (1). Similarly, Hetts
also recognized that the "overburdened public defense attorneys" who often represent the poor may be a part of the problem that has sent a number of innocent people to death
row (Hetts 1). Despite appeals processes, it is clear that many innocent people continue to be sentenced to death, and that there is evidence in these figures to support the
fact that some innocent people have been executed under the guise of justice. One of the problems with the death penalty is that it is different from every other
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