Capital Punishment Is Not Only Unusual, But Cruel

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Jerry P

 

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September 7, 2013

 

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In effect since the 1600s, the US Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was "cruel and unusual" in 1972 but reversed this decision when a "cleaner" way to bring about death was found in 1976 (Encarta). This "cleaner" way is death by lethal injection, which is quick and painless if administered correctly...
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Capital punishment is used for many different reasons and has been enforced in many different methods through the years, for "when crime mounts in the US, the demand for punishment also increases" (Rottenberg 569). Is it right for us to be able to kill another human being who breaks the law? Why don't we just use life imprisonment instead? There are so many moral issues surrounding capital punishment and whether or not it is a cruel and unusual form of punishment...
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