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Death Penalty
Discussion Questions
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​Is the death penalty or life in prison a worse punishment?
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What, if anything, justifies the death penalty?
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Would death bring closure to families of victims?
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Do people deserve second chances?
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How does the US's wrongful justice system affect this discussion?
Research
"Since 1977, one year after the US Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutionality of the death penalty, more than 1,480 people have been executed, primarily by means of lethal injection. Most death penalty cases involve the execution of murderers although capital punishment can also be applied for treason, espionage, and other crimes" (1).
Works Cited
“Pros & Cons - ProCon.org.” Death Penalty, 25 Jan. 2021, deathpenalty.procon.org/.
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