The Death Penalty

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This paper explores the pros and cons of the death penalty without taking either side.

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"One of the big issues which opponents of the death penalty is that of race. A report from Amnesty International found that the use of the death penalty in the United States was racially biased. In some areas, the death penalty was reserved solely for non-white defendants. The report cited instances of bias against minority defendants at every step of the judicial process, and showed that the judicial system seemed to valued white life over black. Defendants were far more likely to be executed for the murder of a white victim as opposed to a black victim, but the color of the murderer seemed to have no bearing."

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