Abolishing The Death Penalty

Should the death penalty be abolished?
Should we consider abolishing the death penalty? What does the death penalty cause and what does it affect ? The death penalty attributes to the risks of executing innocent people, it does not deter people ,and hurts our economy negatively.
The death penalty has contributed to the execution of the innocent and the near death of those who were accused by invalid information stated as evidence. Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in the United States in 1976, 138 innocent men and women have been released from death row, including some who came within minutes of execution ( The Facts :13 Reasons to Oppose the Death Penalty). In other words, statistics have shown that lives are put at risk for faulty accusations near the time of death, which may result in their death. In addition, the death penalty cannot be reversed and has caused the death of virtuous people; therefore, the death penalty should be repealed because of the damage it has caused. …show more content…
For instance, twenty seven years after abolishing the death penalty, Canada saw a 44 percent drop in murders across the country (5 reasons to Abolish the Death Penalty). Therefore, death penalty does not demoralize people and their actions. If the death penalty does not arise discouragement , then it would be no different then a sentence in prison. For example, there is no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than a prison term (5 Reasons to Abolish the Death Penalty).For these reasons the death penalty does not help deter people and their urge to commit