#15 - 10 Reasons Aginst Capital Punishment

-The wrongful execution of an innocent person -Cost -Studies have consistently failed to demonstrate that executions deter people from committing crime anymore than long prison sentences -Rasicm -Some religions forbid death penalty -Killing is wrong -Violates international human rights laws - The death penalty involves medical doctors, who are sworn to preserve life, in the act of killing -The death penalty gives some of the worst offenders publicity that they do not deserve -There's no 'humane' way to kill