• Executions since Revolution, capital crimes
• Since then, strong movements against
• Capital punishment still prevailed
• 36 states, 5 methods 
• 2014 35 executions, 6 countries 

Capital Punishment needs to be abolished

1.    it violates the 8th amendment

2.    a burden on the economy

3.    a liability for wrongful execution.    

• Clear violation of 8th amendment
• 8th designed to protect 
• Is violation, 8th, Bill, Constitution
• Direct definition of cruel
•  Human beings’ life taken, can/should

• Undoubtedly cruel, also unusual
• Dictator, Communist and fascist do accept
• U.S. one of only democratic
• America want to be like North Korea

• Some not admit it, vengeance
• Realize America’s justice designed to separate
• Dylan Roof, white supremacist
• shot up church, killing 9
• Many victims family want death
• Understand killing Roof, not solve problems
• And would violate 8th Amendment 

• A burden on the economy
• Moving on, capital costly, burden
• Cases themselves, expensive and lengthy
• Jury 4 times more than murder 

• In fact, 2 trials 
• One for verdict, one punishment
• Calls for more of everything 
• More, attorneys, jurors, expert witness
• All require more money (Ulloa)

• In fact, 2 trials 
• One for verdict, one punishment
• Calls for more of everything 
• More, attorneys, jurors, expert witness
• All require more money 
• As Chief Public Defender Bennett Baur has spoken, “Capital Punishment is a very expensive process. It adds costs to provide effective assistance of counsel.”
• System costs 150$ a year
• 150 could for benefits

• Not only cases expensive
• Drugs pricy, hard to find
• Companies no sell for executions
• Meant to help, not hurt 

• Capital also extensive and drawn out
• For example, 2 men New Mexico
• Were sentenced in 2009
• 8 years later, still alive
• So basically, is capital is expensive and lengthy and a burden on America’s economy

• Perhaps most disturbing
• Number of people sentenced later found innocent
• According to the American Civil Liberties Union, “Between 1973 and 2015, 148 innocent death-row prisoners in 26 different states were exonerated and release” 
• What if they had died

• Decent, kind-hearted, nextdoor neighbor 
• Simple family man
• Picture arrested, ripped away, wrong crime
• False evidence, corrupt witness, death
• Hour after execution, new support
• Couple weeks, real murder caught
• One life to many lost
• Could happen to anyone

• Decent, kind-hearted, nextdoor neighbor 
• Simple family man
• Picture arrested, ripped away, wrong crime
• False evidence, corrupt witness, death
• Hour after execution, new support
• Couple weeks, real murder caught
• One life to many lost
• Could happen to anyone

• Like discriminating against a specific race or religion.
• Is wrong but still done
• Same true with death penalty

• Manner  of execution 
• Is this not willfully causing…
• Before execution, fear is torture 
•  Speaking of torture, injection 40
• In chair, 40 minutes, dying