The Death of Capital Punishment

The Death of Capital Punishment

It is debated far and wide in the United States that Capital Punishment is not justified. It's not only that sentencing someone to death is not justified, but it's how they arrived at the decision for each particular person that receives the death penalty. The prejudices of the jury are always a factor in the decision, there is no equality in the system.

The fact of the matter is that those who can't receive competent legal counsel because of financial situations are more likely to be sentenced to death. "People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty ... I have yet to see a death case among the dozens coming to the Supreme Court on eve-of-execution stay applications in which the defendant was well represented at trial.", Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court. When coming to a conclusion in a court room when the final decision is determining life or death, the decision should not be based on race, gender, or finances of the defendant. All defendants should receive equal legal counsel, and the facts of the case, whether aggravating or mitigated; should be the only deciding factor. Then, and even then, the death penalty is still not justified. The legal system is far from error free, and Capital Punishment does not have room for errors because you can't fix taking somebody's life away.