Anti-death penalty arguments
- The government does not have the right to kill those it imprisons
- The practice of using the death penalty is immoral
- Death is a cruel and unusual punishment
- The methods used to put inmates to death haven't always been to most effective
- Crime rates are actually lower in states that do not have a death penalty
- The finality of death is a violation of the 8th amendment
- The death penalty shows a disrespect for the human quality of life
- Death penalty cases can be very lengthy and costly
- Death row inmates usually spend over a decade waiting