Justice is defined by Webster's Third New International Dictionary as "the maintenance or administration of what is just," and the word just is defined as "acting or being in conformity with what is morally right or good." ... The last and most important reason that I feel we should look to alternative punishments is that with the death penalty, there is always the possibility of the execution of an innocent person. ... Consider the possibility that this person was someone you know, make it your father for example, or your mother. ... Some prefer sentences not quite as harsh, such as life...

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