1. America Needs the Death Penalty
... row has already gone through a trial so they had their chance to prove their innocence. The jury obviously found them guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and decided they should get the death penalty. Justice has already prevailed. Even though the Old Testament book of Exodus commands "Thou shall not kill," just three chapters later in the same book it is advocating "life for life," "eye for eye ... ," and "tooth for tooth". The death penalty can be justified because it can be done painlessly, it is actually putting the prisoners out of their misery, and the prisoner has to deal with the co...
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