Past, and present alike, minorities are more likely to be sentenced to the death penalty. Is that because they commit more crimes? Is it coincidence? The controversy is never-ending. Here is what some people have to say about it. According to an anonymous author that wrote on Proquest.com, "Blacks who murder whites are 15 times more likely to be executed than if they murdered other Blacks, so sys a report from Amnesty International USA-. Also, the Amnesty International USA, which opposes the death penalty said, 80 percent of the 845 people executed since the United States resumed the practice in 1977 were put to death for killing whites. Since that time, according to the human rights organizations, 200 Blacks have been executed for killing White victims, which is 15 times as many the number of Whites put to death for killing Blacks during that period- (Hays13). Blacks comprise 12 percent of the U.S. population but 41 percent of those on death row and 35 percent of those executed between 1977-2001 were Black, according to the Justice Department Bureau of Justice statistics. A Justice Department report in 2000 found that between 1995-2000, almost three-fourths of the 183 federal defendants facing the death penalty were minorities, and 43 percent of the defendants came from just nine of the 94 U.S. attorney districts. A Pennsylvania Supreme Court appointed commission reported last month that Black defendants were more likely to be sentenced to death and recommended a moratorium on executions while the issue was studied. In Illinois a study discovered that juries were 3 percent more likely to sentence a Black person to death, Governor George Ryan cited those findings in January when he committed 167 death sentences (JET, Feb. 24). What does this information mean? It means that this is almost the year 2004, and you would think we were in the 1800's with those kinds of statistics.
It stands for the total abolition of the death penalty but allows states parties to retain the death penalty in time of war. ... Some people think the death penalty is fair. ... The death penalty is a global issue. ... They have no remorse or value for human life, so why should we value theirs? ... Inmates on death row prior to May 3, 1998, have to choose between electrocution and lethal injection. ...
The Death Penalty: Right or Wrong? ... They didn't explain why they had postponed it, but the Pope knew why. ... But when the same people are asked whether they think murderers should be given the death penalty or life in prison without parole, slightly more Americans choose prison (44 percent) than death (41 percent) (The Economist). ... And in 1972 the death penalty was finally illegal. ... Does death penalty deter crime? ...
Capital Punishment - The Death Penalty Murder? ... The most important reason why the death penalty should be made illegal across the United States is because of the social and economic bias" that come along with it. ... The death penalty only deters the criminals who are put to death. ... The last reason why the death penalty should be made illegal across the United States is that human beings are trying to play God. ... We are choosing not to show respect for the sacredness of human life by allowing the death penalty to go on. ...
The death penalty has been used for over 500 years. ... The death penalty is immoral because of many reasons. One of them is why should people be able to play God and choose who lives and who dies. No one has the right to choose if someone lives or dies. ... A second reason why the death penalty should be eliminated from the justice system is the cost of carrying out the sentence. ...
The Death Penalty In the highly debated issue of whether the death penalty is just, I choose to voice my opinion. The death penalty to me is almost an easy way out. ... Jeannie, I my eyes, did not deserve the death penalty. ... So why was the execution carried out? ... Some are given the death penalty because pf their race. ...
Why is the death penalty used as a means of punishment for crime? ... Those who choose to support Capital Punishment are assuming that just because death is an absolute form of punishment, it will be a strong deterrent to crime. ... Thousands of people will attack the death penalty. ... This may sound awkward, but the death penalty saves lives. ... Why is the death penalty used as a means of punishment for crime? ...
Tucker is right in asking, "Does America deserve the death penalty?" ... What divine right do we have to choose the fate of a person? Why not let the rightly accused criminal live in a dark cell with no privileges until they die a natural death. ... Another reason I am against the death penalty is because it is too expensive. ... The death penalty is becoming an impractical form of punishment in these days. ...
Should you be sentenced to the death penalty? ... After you read my essay, on why the death penalty it is very inhuman, you will soon agree with me that it's wrong. ... This is my first reason why the Death Penalty should be demolished: when thought of mentally, yes, the death penalty is good! ... The ACLU is against the death penalty. ... In California, which is the state with the largest population of death row inhabitants, only 2 percent have enough money to choose their own lawyer. ...
What is the death penalty? ... Supporters of the death penalty ask the question, "Why should I have to support a murderer for the rest of the murderer's natural existence? Why not execute him/her and save society the price tag of his/her keep?" ... , that we must choose life without parole, at a cost of $1 million for 50 years. ... The key part of the death penalty is that it involves death, something that is permanent for humans. ...
