My fellow classmate, Caitlin Burnette, wrote an editorial about the Death Penalty called "The Circle of Killing Someone Who Killed Someone" which points out the hypocrisy of the death penalty. Also in the editorial are many different example on why it is an overuse of force, due to the fact that not all people on death row are guilty, and hypocritical, due to the fact that the 8th Amendment of the Bill of Rights prevents cruel and unusual punishment, but the very act of killing someone is a cruel punishment.
I agree with Caitlin's viewpoint fully. The whole concept of killing someone for killing another person reminds me of the Code of Hammurabi, which is most famous for the phrase "an eye for an eye". Also, last semester I wrote a persuasive paper about the exact same topic and how the Death Penalty isn't worth the cost and used about the exact same arguments to convey how senseless it is.There are better ways to punish criminals in a more humane way, and Caitlin talked about how life without parole is as drastic a punishment for criminals but doesn't kill them, and allow them to clear their name if they are innocent.
I believe this is a well written editorial that shows how the Death Penalty is too extreme and should only be used if we can guarantee that it will punish only the guilty.
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