On the other hand, those who oppose the death penalty note scriptural exceptions. ... The penalty of death for the commission of a crime is an issue that tends to defy the purpose of reason. ... Supporters of capital punishment, for example, contend that this punishment deters people from killing law enforcement officers. ... Those who oppose capital punishment note that available evidence does not support this argument. ... You may choose to pardon crimes committed against yourself, but you can never pardon crimes committed against someone else. ...

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These statistics clearly show that other forms of punishment are successful in the deterrence of crime and capital punishment is not needed. ... Common sense does demand retribution for crime, but justice doesn't demand killing those whom are already imprisoned (Death Penalty, 1987, p. 63). ... In fact in a USA today poll, 68% of respondents agreed that the death penalty deters crime (Honeyman & Ogloff, 1999, September 29). ... Note that the population greatly increased throughout this time period. ... For these reasons there is no valid evidence that the death penalty is effective in...

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If one man sees another jailed for committing a crime, he will think twice before committing that same crime. ... In opposition to the death penalty, people note the fact that since the death penalty has first been used, murders and many other felonies have not decreased. ... There are many examples of when the only type of punishment that actually stopped convicts from committing crimes was the death penalty. ... Society needs the law to give ample punishment for heinous crimes by stepping over the moral lines to protect its people. ... Just as a police man would speed to catch a speede...

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The criminals'soul might change if they are forgiven for the crime they have committed. ... The death penalty is also known as the capital punishment. ... Moreover, in some court cases, people are convicted guilty of a crime they did not commit. ... Human beings often make mistakes, and as one of the God's moral is to forgive, juries should note the point of God's will and so they should not punish criminals by taking away their lives. ... On the other hand, they should also not get away without giving any punishment to the criminals, but they should give some less crue...

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On this night, the banker had a heated debate with his guests - specifically one young lawyer - over which punishment was more inhuman, capital punishment, the death penalty, or spending life in prison. ... Therefore, the lawyer wrote a note to the banker that stated he would escape five hours before his fifteen-year sentence was to come to an end, because he did not want the money he was giving to him. ... These two men bicker back and forth about which punishment is more inhuman, the death penalty or spending life in prison. ... When he was asked his opinion about which punishment he thought...

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