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By: Noah Royle
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Because of racial discrimination, high cost, and brutalization, the death penalty should be banned
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Two people, one black and one white, go on trial for the death penalty. It is four times more likely for the black suspect to get the death penalty for a similar crime, if not the same.
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Millions are paid for a single execution Cheaper just to do life in prison without parole
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There are studies that show California spending $250 million per execution in 2005
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Executions cause distress, and are harsh on society. Doctor’s are forced to do the opposite of what they have sworn to do, which is preserving life.
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De Luna was accused of murder, even though there was no evidence, other than being at the crime scene, to prove he had done anything Although he was violating parole by drinking, being an eye witness at the time didn’t mean much
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The execution of Clayton Lockett went horribly wrong in 1999 in Oklahoma Lasted 43 minutes and Lockett died from an heart attack caused by the drugs given to him.
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The death penalty causes stress on a society, also it increases crime rates
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People tend to enjoy watching executions of convicts
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The death penalty is inhumane in itself, and there is always a chance something can go wrong
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Lethal injection Electric chair Hanging Firing squad Lethal gas
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March 13, 1985, Texas, Stephen Peter Morin, Lethal Injection o Because of his drug abuse, the doctors probed his legs and arms for a viable vein for 45 minutes
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