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Outline:DeathPenalty

I. Introduction
A. Hookwhydowekillpeople,whokillpeopletoshowkillingpeopleiswrong.
1. DeathpenaltywasfirstestablishedasfarbackastheEighteenthCentury
B.C.intheCodeofKingHammurabiofBabylon
2. ThesisStatement
Capitalpunishmentshouldbeabolishedbecauseit
violatesthe8thamendment,itsinhumane,anditdoesntprovidejustice
norsaveanybodymoney.
II. Bodyofresearchpaper
A. ThesisSupport#1HumanRights
1. Peopleshouldnotbecondemnedtothedeathpenaltybecauseitviolates
basichumanrights.
a. Innocentpeoplehavebeenconvictedandexecuted
b. Millioncurrentlyspentonthedeathpenaltycouldbeusedtoassist
thefamiliesofmurdervictim
c. Intheireyestheyonlyseemanasaproblemandhemustgo
weatherhespowerless,sick,unborn,hostileoracriminalor
threateningbuthemustsimplybeterminated
d. Underminesbasicethicalbeliefbecauseitscallsforthe
depersonalizationofhumans
B. ThesisSupport#2TheCostofCapitalPunishment
1. Capitalpunishmentcostarehigherthankeepingtheminprisonforlife
a. NorthCarolinacouldsave$11millionannuallyifitdroppedthe
deathpenalty
b. CarolinatwoyearcostsweresummeduptheTotal$21,642,414
c. Thereasonwhythedeathpenaltycausemorethanlifewithout
parolebecausetheConstitutionrequiresalongandcomplex
judicialprocessforcapitalcases.
d. Thisprocessisneededinordertoensurethatinnocentmenand
womenarenotexecutedforcrimestheydidnotcommit,
C. ThesisSupport#3DeathPenaltyFairness
1. Thedeathpenaltysystemisverybiasedandisdiscriminatedagainstracial
andpeoplesocialstatus.
a. itrisksexecutinginnocentpeople
b. Similarmurdersmightget40yearsinonecountyanddeathinthe
nextcountyover.
c. Nearly80%ofthoseexecutedintheU.S.wereconvictedofkilling
awhite
d. Peoplewhodonotsupportthedeathpenaltyareexcludedfrom
servingoncapitaljuries
D. Counterargument
1. Thedeathpenaltygivesclosuretothevictim'sfamilieswhohavesuffered
somuch
2. Thevictimisalreadydeadyoucannotbringhimback.mostmurdersare


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doneontheheatofpassionwhenapersoncannotthinkrationally
III. Conclusion
A. Thedeathpenaltyviolatesthesanctityoflifeitunderminesbasicethicalbelief
and
violatesthe8thamendment,anditalsocosttaxpayers.
1. Dontgetviolentorwellkillyou.
2. Deathpenaltyviolatesthe8thamendmentthisaclearindicationofhow
littleourgovernmentvalueshumanlife.
3. Raceplaysaroleindeterminingwholivesandwhodies.