Capital Punishment is Ineffective SEJ
Date Submitted: 06/02/2002 14:52:32
Capital Punishment is an Unlawful and Ineffective Deterrent to Murder
The United States is one of the few countries left in the world to practice the savage and immoral punishment of death. Retentionists argue that the consequence of death prevents people from committing the crime of murder. It is proven that the death penalty does not deter persons from committing murder, nor does it serve as an example of the consequences of capital crimes to …
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