Should the U.S. Abolish the Death Penalty?

• “Yes”

  

  “The Death Penalty is a Denial of Human Rights”

• “Objection”

  

  “America is NOT a Rogue State”
  

  Response

The U.S. in in Bad Company

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Only a handful of countries still execute more prisoners each year than the U.S., including countries such as China, Iran and Saudi Arabia.  Is this the company that we want to keep?

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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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