Dustin Mills CRJ 103M Death Penalty Eye for an Eye It is a time of mourning for the United States. They ate now being compared with the countries they, themselves, condemn. The death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment because it breaks sacred amendments and commandments. The death penalty should no longer be an option. According to many people, "we have progressed since the barbaric stone-age,"(Alexander 1) yet our judicial system does not seem to …showed first 75 words of 934 total…

…showed last 75 words of 934 total…The death penalty is an ineffective deterrent, morally violating, and goes against the basic human rights. Bibliography WORKS CITED McLaughlin, Abraham."98 Executions in '99 Re-ignites a capital debate." The Christian science monitor. 27 December 1999. Redall, Braden. "Europe, U.N. condemns Tucker execution." Reuters. 4 February 1998. Alexander, C.C. "Death Penalty is Wrong For Revenge or Any Reason." Capital times. 28 March 1996: 15A. Yashiro, Mitch. "Dartmouth College Speakers Criticize U.S. for use of Death Penalty." University Wire. 5 May 1999.