Should the U.S. Abolish the Death Penalty?

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Experts on "Yes" Side

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  Amnesty
  Working to Protect Human Rights See arguments

Experts on "No" Side

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  Josh Marquis
  District Attorney, Media Commentator See arguments

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  Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
  Kent Scheidegger See arguments

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
  3
• The Death Penalty is a Denial of Human Rights
  7
• The American Public is Moving Away from the Death Penalty
  5
• The Death Penalty Makes Too Many Mistakes
  9
• The Death Penalty Costs More
  6
• An Enforced Death Penalty Saves Lives Through Deterrence
  3

Should We End Executions?

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