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The End of Capital Punishment (For Death Penalty (Creates another crime…
The End of Capital Punishment
Around 60% of Americans support the death penalty
Only for people convicted of murder
This generates controversy because it is hypocritical
Dropped from 80% in 1994
Demographics
Ethnicity
Whites Are most likely to support, with 68% supporting
Only 39% of African Americans support
Politics
49% of Democrats support
82% of Republicans support
For Death Penalty
Creates another crime detterent
Helps with overpopulation in prisons
Gives closure to families of criminals
Against Death Penalty
Costs are higher for taxpayers than imprisonment
Possibility of killing an innocent or mentally ill person
Immoral and hypocritical
It is becoming less popular in politics
Yet the general public is still supporting
With the pretense of it being used fairly
Stats
27% think it is used properly
27% think it is overused
40% do not think it is used enough
Many states are banning the death penalty
Judges are more likely to give a non-guilty verdict if it means the person will die
Expenses are high