Practise 13 Writing an outline about Death penalty

     Death Penalty outline

    I. Death Penalty should be completely abolished in our society owing to the fact that it doesn’t decrease crime rates, costs a lot of money and puts innocent lives at risk.

    II.  The first and foremost reason why some people approve death penalty is to decrease the crime rates of their country.

             A. There is no evidence that posits the use of the death penalty as being causal to a reduction in crime.

                    1. According to the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, the murder rate for the state of North Carolina actually declined following a halt in utilizing execution as a form of punishment.

                     2. The coalition also points out that most people on death row committed their crimes in the heat of passion, while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or while suffering from mental illness 

            B. In addition, states without the death penalty have a lower murder rate than neighbouring states with the death penalty implemented.

                     1. The US had a 2012 murder rate of 4.8 victims per 100,000—meaning that nearly 15,000 people were victims of homicide that year.

      III. Second reason why Death penalty must be abolished is that it costs a lot of money.

               A.  Due to the extra measures taken in judicial proceedings, lawyer fees, extended trials, and expert witnesses, costs end up being higher.

                          1. According to the Oregonian, in 1995 the trials for three Washington County murder cases cost more than $1.5 million.

                          2. In 2000 a fiscal impact summary from the Oregon Department of Administrative Services stated that the Oregon Judicial Department would save $2.3 million annually if the death penalty were eliminated.

 IV.  And the last reason, it puts innocent lives at risk.

               A. 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

                         1. Many of these cases were discovered not because of the normal appeals process, but rather as a result of new scientific techniques, investigations by journalists, and the dedicated work of expert attorneys

                         2. In Missouri, Texas and Virginia investigations have been opened to determine if those states executed innocent men.

              B.  To execute an innocent person is morally reprehensible; this is a risk we cannot take.

    V. We have all the right reason to live. May it be a criminal, a priest or just an ordinary person? Criminals especially murderers have been tortured and killed multiple times. They have committed a hideous crime, it doesn't mean that we have to hurt them or kill them also. According to Mahatma Gandhi, “an eye for an eye turns the world blind”. We are all familiar with this quotation; if someone hits me then I would hit them too. If we use this system all the time then there won’t be a need for us to implement laws for we are already following our own conscience, it doesn't matter if we are right or wrong. In this world, nobody is perfect which means we all have our own flaws and mistakes. The best way to make up to the people whom we have hurt or may have hurt us, we need first to accept our faults and forgive our own selves. If we are still being a hard headed person then we wouldn't have our own inner peace again. We should also forgive others, do not hold any grudges and let God decides the punishment for them. Death penalty is not a solution to end crimes and for the other problems of our society. Death Penalty should be completely abolished in our society owing to the fact that it doesn’t decrease crime rates, costs a lot of money and puts innocent lives at risk.

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