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Capital PunishmentAbolishing the Death Penalty the Death Penalty
There are too many mistakes…
Unequal Treatment
According to The Innocence Project, about
70 percent of those exonerated by DNA have
been people of color
The Death Penalty is not a deterrent from
crime
Data from the FBI indicates that the
fourteen states without Capital Punishment in
2008 had homicide rates at or below the national
rate (Amn)
The Death Penalty Costs Taxpayers More…
The California Death Penalty costs the state $137million per year compared to $11.5 million for a system without the death penalty (Amn)
There is something we can do
• Become familiar with local/national laws and policies
• Connect with local Outreach Organizations (Innocence Project, The Equal Justice Initiative)
• Spread awareness to others
Or we can choose to do nothing…
Equal Justice
According to U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, “ we simply can not offer equal justice to all Americans when racial disparities plague the system by which our society imposes the ultimate punishment”(Deb 27).
Works Cited• "DNA Exoneree Case Profiles." The Innocence Project. Web. 23 May 2013.
http://www.innocenceproject.org/know/
• Bedau, Hugo Adam., and Paul G. Cassell. Debating the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital Punishment? : The Experts on Both Sides Make Their Best Case . New York: Oxford UP, 2004. Print
• "Know The Facts About Capital Punishment." U.S. Death Penalty Facts. Amnesty International USA, Web. 25 Apr. 2013. http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/death-penalty/us-death-penalty-facts
• “States with and without the Death Penalty.” .Death Penalty Information Center. Web.28 May 2013. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/states-and-without-death-penalty
• "New ACLU Report Details Pervasive Racial Discrimination in America." American Civil Liberties Union. Web. 26 Apr. 2013. http://www.aclu.org/human-rights/new-aclu-report-details-pervasive-racial-discrimination-america
• "Race and the Death Penalty. Capital Punishment in Context." Welcome to Capital Punishment in Context Capital Punishment in Context. Web. 26 Apr. 2013. www.capitalpunishmentincontext.org/issues