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"The justice system, if it is anything, must be greater than institutionalized revenge. The death penalty turns the justice system from a mechanism of controlled force aimed at eliminating violence, to a system of violence itself"

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Many countries have already abolished the death sentence. The US is one of the few countries that allow it, along with China, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Somalia, Afghanistan, and Yemen. These are the very countries we try to be "better" than, but with the government having authority to murder other, it just makes us just as ban.

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There has been death row exonerations reaching the triple digits. In Alabama there is at least one exoneration for every 5 people sentenced to death.

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Death is permanent and once someone dies, there is no going back. If evidence is found that proves the suspect is victim, well too bad, he is already dead.

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There is also the chance of an innocent person being put to death because they were falsely accused

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Racism is likely to influence the trial of someone sentenced to death.

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Germany has abolished the death penalty. They realized that there is still anti-semantic feelings and it could unjustly sway the trial of a Jewish person

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-mcelwee/abolish-death-penalty_b_3557782.html

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"A study commissioned by the governor of Maryland found, “Defendants who killed white victims were more likely to advance to a penalty trial and are more likely to be sentenced to death than those who killed a black.” Of those on death row, 42% are black, but blacks make up less than 15% of the population"

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Germany has abolished the death penalty because they realize that there are still anti-semantic feelings that could sway the trial of a Jew

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"That is, the death penalty ultimately twists the purpose of the criminal justice system and makes it about: 1) Institutionalized revenge, 2) Emotional closure, 3) Racial violence, or 4) Monetary cost."

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"Therefore, any argument for continuing the death penalty is not an argument about criminal justice, but rather one based on some other preference, usually one which we would have to sacrifice justice to achieve"

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Life in prison serves a better as a punishment than death.

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"It’s archaic, costly, ineffective, and most importantly, unjust. "