death-penalty-abolitionists • proposal by mike

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Situations like this highlight the impossibility of guaranteeing that capital punishment can be carried out in a humane way. Given that the death penalty doesn't save money, doesn't deter crime, and is principled on a barbaric thirst for revenge, we ask, Why must we insist it be allowed?

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One Execution Botched, Oklahoma Delays the Next An inmate’s execution was stayed after another condemned man, Clayton D. Lockett, died in what witnesses said was an agonizing scene: He writhed and said, “Oh, man,” after being declared unconscious.

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bboyatwork • Legal execution like this shows a civilization, uncivilized. It's not about saving money on lives, it's become about making money off them. 9 years ago