The Dark of Death Penalty

Ynhi Phan

Rich, Longarce

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04/19/2013

The Dark side of Death Penalty

Thesis: The negative effect of death penalty can disgrace innocent people’s life, waste time and money of government and it takes away the possibility of the much stronger punishment of life sentencing.

First of all, the negative of death penalty can disgrace innocent people’s life. Innocent people are cruelly slaughtered by wrongful arrests and sentences. As Death Penalty Information Center summarized: “There is no way to tell how many of the over 1,000 people executed since 1976 may also have been innocent.” Besides that, the death penalty is not implemented fairly. There are too many times the wrong judement will be made, someone could die in vain but the government does nothing after they kill an innocent. Do they feel sorry for those deaths? Whereas the family may take many years to recover from the shock when they know their child died being innocent. As a necessary adjustment, the ban on death penalty could help saving many people that deserve being saved. They deserve living their lives being a good resident.

Besides the cruelty, another negative effect of death penalty wastes a lot of time and money of the government. Frist of all, it is wasting time. A murder trial usually takes longer than the regular case, or even murder cases. “The jury first decides whether to recommend a death sentence or life without parole” (Los Angeles Times). Time by time, judges and jury members meetings will be hold repeatedly to consider everything including documentation. In some cases, it could take up to 20 years to finish. Second is wasting money. The execution cost more money than life in prison. It was reported “California had little money for innovations