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This is a 4 page paper discussing the arguments presented for and against the death penalty. The arguments for and against the death penalty often involve similar areas of concern: religion, justice, deterrence, cost, and respect for human life among other aspects. Currently there are over 3,500 people on death row in the United States and the controversy over the continued implementation of the death sentence continues. Advocates for the support of the death penalty argue that public opinion demands continuation of the death penalty as still over 64% of Americans support it. This percentage has decreased recently however in view of the number of convictions which have been reversed based on new DNA evidence in many of the crimes which further supports one of the arguments against the death penalty; the number of innocent people on death row. This along with the over-representation of minorities on death row indicates to many that there is something intrinsically wrong with the system. Advocates however believe that the support for the death penalty perhaps relates to society believing in the moral benefits and the usefulness of doing justice.
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over 3,500 people on death row in the United States and the controversy over the continued implementation of the death sentence continues. Advocates for the support of the death penalty
argue that public opinion demands continuation of the death penalty as still over 64% of Americans support it. This percentage has decreased recently however in view of the number of
convictions which have been reversed based on new DNA evidence in many of the crimes which further supports one of the arguments against the death penalty; the number of innocent
people on death row. This along with the over-representation of minorities on death row indicates to many that there is something intrinsically wrong with the system. Advocates however believe that
the support for the death penalty perhaps relates to society believing in the moral benefits and the usefulness of doing justice. There are
several basic arguments presented in support of the death penalty which are based on religious beliefs, justice and vengeance, deterrence, the value of human life, cost, safety and conformity with
public opinion among others. Because there are several instances in the Bible which supports the death penalty as punishment for adultery, murder, and homosexual behavior among other "crimes", there are
several Christian societies which still use the Bible as a basis for their arguments for the death penalty. Largely, however even if some Christians do support the death penalty, it
is not for religious regions. In most cases, arguments for the death penalty more relate to public opinion, justice and vengeance, deterrence, cost, and public safety (Robinson, 2002). In regards
to justice or vengeance, many people believe that killing convicted murderers will satisfy their need for justice and executing criminals who have committed heinous crimes seems to be the only
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