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The paper argues that having the death penalty does not deter murder and, furthermore, a society cannot teach not to kill by killing. The paper also contends that in a society where money equals power, many people end up on death row simply because they could not afford a good attorney. The paper contends that life without the possibility of parole is a miserable and monotonous existence that can better show other would be offenders what will happen to them if they commit a violent crime.

From the Paper:

"The death penalty is an arbitrary and contradictory form of punishment. This way of dealing with criminals does not achieve its main objective in deterring murder. The Use of the death penalty actually promotes murder. A society can not teach not to kill each other by killing.
"It can be noted that in the United States, states that use the death penalty have higher murder rates than states that do not employ such tactics. The U.S. alone has seen an increase percentage of crimes that involve murder."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Arguments For and Against". The Death Penalty. 9 June 2007. <http;//deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/c/about/arguments/contents.htm>.
• "Arkansas Crime Rates 1960- 2005". The Disaster Center. 2006. 9 June 2007. <http://www.disastercenter.come/crime/arcrime.htm>.
• McAdams, John. Pro-Death Penalty.com. 9June 2007. <http://www.prodeathpenalty.com>.
• "State by State Information". Death Penalty Information Center. 1 January 2007. 9 June 2007 .<http://deathpenaltyinfo.org>.

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