We can then determine how the decrease in crime rate that was quoted by Statistics Canada has the potential to be flawed. ... Two different types of errors random errors and systematic errors alter data conclusions. We will first look at random errors. ... The second error is namely, systematic errors. ... Professional demographers have the ability to deal with systematic errors and can adjust the numbers to get a more accurate count. ...

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Oscar Wilde's long poem,"The Ballad of Reading Gaol," is an example of a death sentence, hanging, and describes us how brutal the punishment is. With this historical example we can easily say that nobody has the exact right to give a death penalty order because it is applied unfairly, retribution of homicide is immoral, and there is a risk to execute innocent people. ... In a system with the death penalty, vengeance is encouraged which causes another killing. ... In addition, the judging system may not be reliable which can cause a fatal error. ... We can see many mistakes have been made...

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The danger that innocent people will be executed because of errors in the criminal justice system is getting worse. ... The increasing number of innocent defendants being found on death row is a clear sign that our process for sentencing people to death is fraught with fundamental errors--errors which cannot be remedied once an execution occurs. ... And when people ofstatus? ... We can probably expect to continue hearing many churchgoers of whatever denomination referring to the Old Testament phrase,An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. ... The only solution for the crime is to find ways ...

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How do capital punishment supporters respond to these arguments? Phelps notes, "People these days want revenge..." ... He also responds to Radelet, "All human activities...cause innocent people to suffer wrongful death, but we don't give them up". ... How can murder not be immoral? ... So how can the constitution be brought into this argument, since the articles make no mention of capital punishment? ...

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Supporters of the death penalty claim that the threat of execution is a crime deterrent, but how can someone accurately measure the successes of the death penalty? ... Even though these laws are still in place to prevent any wrongdoing, human error is inevitable. ... Execution is an absolute sentence, one that can never be revoked. ... How could anyone consider a planned murder lawful? ... Capital punishment is not economically efficient and may even cause budget cuts in essential services. ...

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Those who oppose capital punishment ask how far the argument of economy can be carried. ... You may choose to pardon crimes committed against yourself, but you can never pardon crimes committed against someone else. ... But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. ... I am sure you can think of many other mass killings of people. ... They argue that we cannot treat people as mere instruments to our survival. ...

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Putting people to death who have committed certain heinous acts of crime is a practice of ancient standing, but, in the United States, in the latter half of the Twentieth Century and into the Twenty-first Century, it has become a very controversial issue. ... Indeed, restoring capital punishment is the will of the people, as, according to Ernest Van Den Haag in "The Death Penalty: Opposing Viewpoints," over 70 percent of the American populous support the death penalty in one form or another. ... Whatever the arguments of those opposed to capital punishment may be, value can never be put on a f...

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"A killer who is killed can not kill again, but a killer in jail until he dies also can't kill." ... What the Bible has to say about capital punishment affects peoples view on it. ... It contains an element of forgiveness while still making the offender confess to the misery he has caused others. ... Why do governments kill people to show other people that killing is wrong? ... Another reason to get rid of the death penalty is the possibility of error. ...

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People were stoned to death for a variety of reasons, anything from infidelity to heresy to treason. ... The risks do not stop people from proceeding with their actions. ... Because of Muhammad's twisted nature and lack of respect for human life, he guided Malvo's anger and taught him how to kill. Juveniles are more susceptible to outside influences and this can work in a good or bad way. ... Essayist Hanna Chiou derives that since the damage caused by a juvenile is the same as the damage caused by an adult they should face the same consequences. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate