Punishment Capital punishment, sometimes called the death penalty, has been around since before the time of Christ. We feel as a society that some crimes are so serious they cry out for the ultimate punishment of death. History demonstrates, the justice system has been especially unkind to the poor, minorities, mentally challenged, and convicted innocent victims. Since the reinstatement of the modern death penalty, 87 people have been freed from death row after being proven innocent with the use of modern…
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