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By: Noah Royle.  Because of racial discrimination, high cost, and brutalization, the death penalty should be banned.

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1 By: Noah Royle

2  Because of racial discrimination, high cost, and brutalization, the death penalty should be banned

3  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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5  Millions are paid for a single execution  Cheaper just to do life in prison without parole

6  There are studies that show California spending $250 million per execution in 2005

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8  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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10  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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12  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.

13  The death penalty causes stress on a society, also it increases crime rates

14  People tend to enjoy watching executions of convicts

15 The death penalty is inhumane in itself, and there is always a chance something can go wrong

16  Lethal injection  Electric chair  Hanging  Firing squad  Lethal gas

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18  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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20  http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/some- examples-post-furman-botched-executions http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/some- examples-post-furman-botched-executions  paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com  https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q= &esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact= 8&ved=0CAYQjB1qFQoTCNDHlPa4iMgCFYh 3PgodKQwGNw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcom mons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ACAP ITAL_PUNISHMENT_US_STATES.png&psig= AFQjCNGflKU6UkD4RGSk37_mHEGyxaW_t w&ust=1442935784384798


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