Should the U.S. Abolish the Death Penalty?

• “Yes”

  

  “The American Public is Moving Away from the Death Penalty”

• “Objection”

  

  “Support Remains Strong in America”
  

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Americans Support Alternatives to the Death Penalty

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What Mr. Marquis conveniently leaves out here is the option of LWOP (life without the possibility of parole).  This sentence is now an option in most states, and when presented with this option the majority of Americans consistently support it over the death penalty.

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"Yes" Amnesty

• The Death Penalty is a Denial of Human Rights
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• The Death Penalty Makes Too Many Mistakes
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• The Death Penalty Costs More
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• The American Public is Moving Away from the Death Penalty
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"No" Josh Marquis

• How Many Innocent Victims are Too Many?
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• The Idea that Many People on Death Row are Innocent is Nonsense
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"No" Criminal Justice Legal Foundation

• An Enforced Death Penalty Saves Lives Through Deterrence
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Most Objections

• How Many Innocent Victims are Too Many?
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• The Idea that Many People on Death Row are Innocent is Nonsense
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• The Death Penalty is a Denial of Human Rights
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• The American Public is Moving Away from the Death Penalty
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• The Death Penalty Makes Too Many Mistakes
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• The Death Penalty Costs More
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• An Enforced Death Penalty Saves Lives Through Deterrence
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