Many individuals feel that the death penalty is unconstitutional because it violates the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution in regards to it being "cruel and unusual" punishment. ... The Fifth Amendment states that no person shall be deprived of life "without the due process of law" (Law, 2002). ... It is clear to see that the death penalty is reinforced by the Constitution (acknowledged as an option for punishment in the Fifth Amendment and defined in its parameters in the Eighth Amendment) as long as it (lethal injection) is implemented in a consistent manner, and throughout all the Unit...

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Many Americans share the same attitude that the convicted must pay for his misdeeds to society. ... Americans seek that justice is done and to seek this justice, many turn to the death penalty. ... Many people that opposed the death penalty saw this as a violation of the Eighth Amendment, which states that " cruel and unusual punishments [shall not be] inflicted. " Still, the electric chair eventually became the most popular method of execution in the United States, with 26 states using it by 1951. However, soon new methods were invented and many states began to replace the electric ch...

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• Grade Level: High School

For many, it is interpreted simply as revenge. ... But is this really how the verse was meant to be interpreted? For too many people in this country, the answer is "yes."" ... Secondly, there are many industrialized societies with much lower crime rates who do not use capital punishment. ... Along with 6 minor executions there are many more controversial topics involved with capital punishment. ...

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According to Kathlyn Gay, "Since the 1970s, many people who oppose abortions have called themselves "pro-life", while many who support women's right to choose an abortion have called themselves "pro-choice"" (Gay 15). ... But people don't understand that the right to privacy is not in the constitution, neither is abortion. ... This was not how the outcome should have been, but the organization wanted to express how they felt about the decision made. ... Ronald Regan, republican president (1981-1989), was a pro-life supporter and tried to advocate a const...

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For many, the response to crimes of a violent nature is calls to "get tough on crime". ... (Opas, P.1996) There's a big problem with this logic. ... However these anomalies were swept away with the passing of the Crimes (Death Penalty Abolition) Amendment Act, 1985. ... There won't be any protest from Australia". ... In Queensland, for example, in the decade prior to the abolition of capital punishment (1912-21), there were 131 murders, whereas in the decade following abolition (1923-32) there were 129 murders. ...

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(Smith 235) The death penalty has been the subject of many debates over its ethics, practicality, and legality. In order to understand how the left-wing abolitionist views the issue of capital punishment, one must have knowledge of how the opposition defends the death penalty. ... (University of Alaska) There are several chief qualms with the death penalty that encapsulate the opinions of those of the left wing. ... (Bedau) "[T]he eighth amendment's guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment mandates that the state, even when it undertakes to punish an individual who has tra...

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• Grade Level: High School