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   Jan 9, 2023 · We’ve curated the most powerful quotes from individuals who are against the death penalty — including activists, abolitionists, political leaders, and the families of victims.

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3. www.annualreviews.org › content › journalsThe Rise, Fall, and Afterlife of the Death Penalty in the ...

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   This review addresses four key issues in the modern (post-1976) era of capital punishment in the United States. First, why has the United States retained the death penalty when all its peer countries (all other developed Western democracies) have abolished it?

4. www.thenarratologist.com › best-death-penalty-quotesBest death penalty quotes - The Narratologist

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   “The death penalty is not about whether people deserve to die for the crimes they commit. The real question of capital punishment in this country is, ‘Do we deserve to kill?'” – Bryan Stevenson. “The death penalty is a symptom of a culture of violence, not a solution to it.” – Amnesty International.

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   In this article, we'll be taking a look at some powerful quotes from individuals who are against the death penalty - including activists, abolitionists, political leaders, and the families of...

6. hls.harvard.edu › today › the-end-of-the-death-penalty‌The End of the Death Penalty? - Harvard Law School

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   Feb 14, 2023 · Georgia that the death penalty was an unconstitutional violation of the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment. With that, 629 people on death row nationwide had their capital sentences commuted, and the death penalty disappeared overnight.

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   Indeed, recent public opinion polls show a wide margin of support for the death penalty. But human rights advocates and civil libertarians continue to decry the immorality of state-sanctioned killing in the U.S., the only western industrialized country that continues to use the death penalty.

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   What is the real question of capital punishment?

   • The real question of capital punishment in this country is, ‘Do we deserve to kill?'” – Bryan Stevenson “The death penalty is a symptom of a culture of violence, not a solution to it.” – Amnesty International “The death penalty is a necessary tool to protect innocent lives.” – George W. Bush

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   Who is against the death penalty?

   • “Our system condemns the people who are the most vulnerable, not the ‘worst of the worst.’” We’ve curated the most powerful quotes from individuals who are against the death penalty — including activists, abolitionists, political leaders, and the families of victims.

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   Is the death penalty a good thing?

   • “Capital punishment is against the best judgment of modern criminology and, above all, against the highest expression of love in the nature of God.” “The death penalty not only takes away the life of the person strapped to the table — it takes away a little bit of the humanity in each of us.”

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   Is capital punishment a lottery?

   • “The reality is that capital punishment in America is a lottery. It is a punishment that is shaped by the constraints of poverty, race, geography and local politics.” “Although I have suffered the loss of two family members by assassination, I remain firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses.

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   Is the death penalty unconstitutional?

   • Georgia More than 50 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Furman v. Georgia that the death penalty was an unconstitutional violation of the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment. With that, 629 people on death row nationwide had their capital sentences commuted, and the death penalty disappeared overnight.

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   How did the death penalty change over time?

   • “Even though it was quite short-lived in suspending the death penalty in the U.S., it completely changed its course because it essentially inspired or required states to rethink how they were doing capital punishment. And ultimately, the practice of the death penalty changed substantially over time.”

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   “New York City, in a state with no death penalty, reduced its crime rate dramatically in the first four months of 1992 — murders declined by 11 percent — which many attribute to increased community policing.” ― Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate