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Waiting is a pet peeve of many people, including the patient. We wait to be called into the doctor’s office. We wait for the traffic light to turn green. We wait for the last minute of work or school. Imagine waiting to die. Everyone The debate about death penalty is an important issue facing the nation today. Some argue it is morally wrong; others disagree and say that it is a form of justice. Not all states have the death penalty, and like other laws, each state has its own. This causes division between the states, and even though it isn’t drastic, it wears away our nation’s unity. The death penalty is constantly in the news, being the controversial issue that it is. The Federal Death Penalty Act of 2003, brought about by Congressman Dennis Kuchini and Senator Russell Feingold, is a legislation to discontinue federal executions. At the moment, the federal death penalty can be applied anywhere in America, including those states that don’t have capital punishment. Many people support capital punishment; many oppose it. As a nation, it still has not been decided whether the death penalty is acceptable. In has been shown that race affects a person’s chances of receiving capital punishment. It currently Looking at the roots of the phrase “capital punishment,” it may show that the term literally means “losing your “head” or “kaput” in Indo-European.” Many of the people on Death Row suffer mental illnesses because of the torture that they are put through. “Losing your head,” physically or mentally, is usually brought about by capital punishment. All mistakes can’t be fixed, especially death. There have been numerous cases when innocent people
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waits to die since death is inevitable, but people on Death Row don’t occupy themselves with everyday activities like the rest of us. They are waiting to die.
costs more to execute someone than to keep him or her alive in prison, including the trial costs. This reveals that capital punishment is not only biased, but it also causes the nation to spend money that could be better spent elsewhere. Last year alone, 65 were executed in America with an average of an execution per week.
paid their lives for something they never committed. You can’t just bring people back to life if their names are cleared after their execution. The 14th Dalai Lama once said, “ However horrible the act they have committed, I believe that everyone has the potential to improve and correct themselves. Therefore, I am optimistic that it remains possible to deter criminal activity, and prevent such harmful consequences of such acts in society, without having to resort to the death penalty.” Regarding those great words, I agree; the death penalty takes away lives, lives that could have been given a second chance. And if a person is convicted for a murder, how can another do to him or her what the murderer was charged for? Is this a case of justice or revenge?
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