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Arguments for the Abolishment of the Death Penalty
Wednesday, 26 July 2006
The Death Penalty Is not a Deterrent
Those against the death penalty, the abolitionists, argue that the death
penalty is not a deterrent. First, if it were, one would expect that the 38
states with a death penalty laws would have fewer homicides than those without
it. However, after the federal government reinstated the death penalty, the gap
between the murder rates in states without the death penalty was 37% lower in
2001 than the murder rates in states with the death penalty. "Empirical
research has found that the murder rate goes up, not down, following an
execution.
The Public Supports the Application of the Death Penalty
Wednesday, 26 July 2006
A recent Gallup Poll shows a continued high level of public support for the death penalty for those convicted of murder.
EVIDENCE FOR AND AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY IN OHIO
Wednesday, 26 July 2006
"Both proponents and opponents of the death penalty cite the value of human life to bolster their positions. Opponents argue that because all human life is valuable, no one should be put to death. Proponents contend that those who take a human life must pay their debt to society."
POSSIBLE DEATH PENALTY CRIMES IN OHIO
Wednesday, 26 July 2006
In Ohio an aggravated (or intentional) murder with one or more of the following circumstances may be deemed a capital crime by the prosecutor:
HISTORY OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN OHIO
Wednesday, 26 July 2006
The death penalty has
been part of human history since ancient times. Currently, however, the United
States, alone among all Western democracies, allows the death sentence.
Thirty-eight states-including Ohio-and the federal government continue to
execute people; 12 states do not.
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