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What is the purpose of the death penalty?
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It is a deterrent of heinous and violent crimes that could be committed in the future by other citizens (deterrent)
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The death penalty prevents the perpetrator from committing further violent crimes (a dead murderer can't murder again)
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There are some crimes for which the death penalty is the only just punishment (retribution)
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Winning death penalty verdicts are very economically expensive
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In my moral compass, there is nearly no difference between life-long imprisonment and death. In fact, given the choice I would choose death.
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It is a barbaric means of social purification.
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In 1972, the United States Supreme Court suspended the death penalty altogether. The Supreme Court ruling in Furman vs. Georgia decided that use of the death penalty was a cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
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Furman vs. Georgia
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If the death penalty is legal then it may be used by those in power to silence dissent.
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The death penalty discourages people from committing heinous crimes.
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The risk of administering the death penalty unjustly outweighs any potential gain from its administration (poorly administered)
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It costs more to imprison someone for life
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