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The American Heritage Dictionary defines capital punishment as "the penalty of death for the commission of crime." The death sentence has been applied since ancient times as punishment for crimes ranging from petty theft to murder. ... states began creating a bifurcated trial procedure that would legally allow imposing the sentence of death. ... Georgia) Supreme court decision which ruled that death penalty statutes were too vague and ambiguous, thus unconstitutional and illegal. ... Another jury decides whether or not to impose the death penalty. The vote must be unanimously recommended for the death sentence to be imposed. ... Those who are compelled to commit a heinous premeditated murder must be ready to accept the consequence prescribed by law, death. Nearly 3 of 4 Americans support the death sentence as a form of punishment. ... This reverence for life is often cited to oppose the death penalty. "Those who base their opposition to the death penalty on moral grounds argue that life is sacred and killing is always wrong, whether it is done by an individual or by the state. ... But not to punish a criminal that takes the life of another with the ultimate punishment, that being death, is to devalue all human life. ... "To refuse to punish any crime with death is to suggest that the negative value of a crime can never exceed the positive value of the life of the person who committed it. ... " (NIV )
Deterrence and Economics:
Opponents argue that the death penalty cannot work as a deterrent because of procedural safeguards required by the courts in capital cases.
Approximate Word count = 1179
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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