Example text for speech about capital punishment
Im doing a speech on capital punishment. i really cant decide whether to do for or against. i was going to do against, but then for people that have committed really awful crimes, i think that they deserve to have the death penalty. i need to come up with a statement, and i really don't know how to word it. could anyone help, or give their opinion on what they think is better? thanks xx • 4 years ago Best Answer - Chosen by Asker For students and debaters the best place to start it It has links to both sides (click on curriculum) and is easy to navigate. In the meantime... When you look at the death penalty system in action, you realize that the only purpose it serves is revenge and that there is a serious and continuing risk of executing innocent people and that society has other ways to protect itself. 129 people on death rows have been released with proof that they were wrongfully convicted.
DNA, available in less than 10% of all homicides, can’t guarantee we won’t execute innocent people. If someone is convicted and later found innocent you can release him from prison, but not from the grave. The death penalty doesn't prevent others from committing murder. No reliable study shows the death penalty deters others. Homicide rates are higher in states and regions that have it than in those that don’t. Life without parole, on the books in 48 states, also prevents reoffending. It means what it says, and spending 23 of 24 hours a day locked in a tiny cell is not a picnic. Life without parole costs less than the death penalty. The death penalty is much more expensive than life in prison, mostly because of the upfront costs of legal process which is supposed to prevent executions of innocent people. (upfront=before and during the initial trial) The death penalty isn't reserved for the worst crimes, but for defendants with the worst lawyers. It doesn't apply to people with money. When is the last time a wealthy person was on death row, let alone executed? Families of murder victims are not unanimous about the death penalty. However, even families who have supported the death penalty in principal have testified that the drawn-out death penalty process is painful for them and that life without parole is an appropriate alternative. Problems with speeding up the process. Over 50 of the innocent people released from death row had already served over a decade. Speed up the process and we will execute innocent people. Sources:
Death Penalty Information Center, for stats on executions, reports on costs, deterrence studies, links to FBI crime stats and links to testimony (at state legislatures) of victims' family members.
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