The death penalty is morally and socially unethical, and should be interpreted as cruel and unusual punishment since it is both discriminatory and prejudicial; it has no proof of serving as a deterrent, and it risks the brutal and unacceptable injustice of executing innocent people. ... However, these interpretations of various passages from the either the Bible or the Commandments are often quoted out of context which then corrupts the sympathetic attitude of Judaism and Christianity, in which they both clearly focuses on redemption and forgiveness, and urge humanity to be effective and just...

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