Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty

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Division in the idea of the United States using the death penalty has sparks several debates on whether the United States should continue to use the death penalty or ban it all together. The problems of the wrongful convicted being on death row, the supply of drugs to carry out executions, and if the death penalty violates the constitution. In the United States the death penalty has been used for centuries against criminals. During the 1800’s hanging and firing squads were used to dispense justice. In recent times, citizens wanted less cruel executions and to replace those with more pain-free options. Today the most common choice of execution for death row inmates is lethal injection ( “Use Of The Death Penalty In U.S. Near A 25-Year Low,”) but death row inmates can choose their choice of executions with a variety of options such as firing squad, electrocution, gas chamber, or hanging are all classified to cause a quick death.
The death penalty does not use harsh or painful methods as it would violate the constitution, lethal injection has studies to back the fact that it does not cause unnecessary pain to inmates and is easy enough for prison officials to administer it (“Is lethal injection a constitutional method of execution?”). The lethal injection injects an anesthetic, potassium chloride to stop the heart, pancuronium bromide which causes muscle paralysis and respiratory arrest (“A Prolonged Stay: The Reasons Behind the Slow Pace of Executions”). Medical professors have stated that “ basic medical procedures such as inserting a needle into the arm is easy enough for a beginner to master”. Refuting the claim that prison officials are incapable to perform such