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Capital Punishment: Capital punishment has been a popularly debated topic throughout American history. Points have been made for both sides of the issue. In recent developments several states the most notable Illinois have placed a halt on executions after finding several men sentenced to die proven innocent after being convicted. In 2004, "59 inmates were executed" (BOJ) sent to their death by means of lethal injection in the United States. Capital punishment a form of "cruel and unusual" punishment, not always punishing the right person, justified by political and emotional rhetoric, and it is not cost effective and should be abolished. Nothing is more "cruel and unusual" than an over zealous government and breaking the laws of God. A death sentence ends everything without rehabilitation. The American justice system is supposed to rehabilitate, and we can't justify murdering murderers and call it rehabilitation. A man sentenced to death from that day forward has nothing to look forward to except a death from unnatural causes by a revengeful government. Capital punishment has been found unconstitutional in the past by both the judicial system, and the hearts of the American people. The death penalty also goes against religious Mills 2 scripture and the will of God. Scripture from the bible even states God's basic principle of life according to Ezekiel: "The Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, rather they turn from their ways and live... turn"(Holy Bible, Ezekiel). What good can come from the death of a convicted man? The families of the victims of murders have nothing to gain by the death of another except a proclaimed retribution. I can sympathize with the profound pain of the victim's fa... ... middle of paper ... ...capital punishment are founded on solid foundations of morality. The facts are present, unconstitutional, it is not cost effective, and it's "cruel and unusual." The argument is clear no person has ever come back from the grave and told us what it feels like to die. We must be careful when judging people for judgment belongs to God. Mills 5 Works Cited Bible, Holy, Ezekiel "The Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, rather they turn from their ways and live...Turn" Herald, Miami, "57 million... to achieve 18 executions" July 10, 1988 Justice, Bureau of In 2004, "59 inmates were executed Bureau Of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance.htm Porter, Phil "The cost of keeping a 25-year-old inmate for 50 years is $805,000" The Economics of Capital Punishment .

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