A life is a life and there can be no justification in taking a persons life in an act of revenge, which it is, for a crime he or she has committed. It can be understood when in the event of self-defense against an immediate threat to life or the life of another or an act of war, a person unavoidably cause the death of an aggressor. According Amnesty International in the book When The State Kills, "The death penalty [ ] is not an act of self-defense against an immediate threat to life. ... DNA testing on biological samples such as skin, ...

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The failures of the court system may infuriate members of society to act against the government, and in return pro-death penalty supporters will be forced to re-consider their rigid stance on the issue. ... Unfortunately, retribution is a non-empirical justification and thus makes it impossible to test with empirical data, making the calculation of how much punishment a criminal "deserves" more of a moral issue than of a legal one (Radelet and Borg 2000). ... The courts have less time and effort to prepare each death penalty case, therefore increasing its chances for errors. ...

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After serving as a patrolman, Battle decided to prepare for the sergeant's exam. When news reached the commissioner of Battle's passing test score, he was denied acceptance as Sergeant. ... This act was looked upon with gratitude and Battle was soon after promoted to Sergeant. ...

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