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Resolved: A just society ought not use the death penalty as a form of punishment Debate: Death penalty for child rape Past featured editors Debate:Capital Punishment (redirect page) Debatepedia:Marketing Debate competitions list Argument: The death penalty is proportional punishment/due desert for murder Argument: Murderers lose the right to life upon taking another life Argument: Public calls for capital punishment must be met to uphold justice Argument: Death penalty effectively prevents murderers from killing again Argument: Life without parole is not "more compassionate" than capital punishment Argument: State-sanctioned executions devalue the dignity of life Argument: Wrongful executions cannot be corrected, violating due process Argument: Life in prison deters crime/murder as well as the death penalty Argument: The ends (deterrence) should not justify means (capital punishment) Argument:Capital punishment protects more innocents than it does accidentally take the life of innocent convicts Argument: Capital punishment does not allow for repenting as life imprisonment does Argument: Life in prison is a greater punishment than the death penalty Argument: The death penalty is often motivated by discrimination Argument: Capital punishment is void of compassion Argument: Due process is all that is required, even if it risks wrongful execution Argument: Exoneration from death row is not proof of innocence Argument: Mistaken convictions have not translated into wrongful executions Argument: Risk of executing innocent people undermines death penalty Argument:Race is not a significant factor in capital punishment cases Argument: Capital punishment is peformed arbitrarily, violating equal protections Argument: The poor are unfairly vulnerable to capital punishment Argument: Proportional justice risks justifying extreme punishment such as torture Argument: Capital punishment has a deterrent effect on criminal activities Argument: Capital punishment does not deter crime Argument: Capital punishment does not alleviate the pain of the victim's family and can actually add to it Argument: Costs of capital punishment are irrelevant to justice Argument: Capital punishment costs more than life without parole Argument: Using death penalty to fight crimes distracts from underlying problems Argument: Executing criminals rules out the possibility of rehabilitation Argument: "He who sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed" (Gen. 9.6) supports executions Argument: The Biblical expression an "eye for an eye" is a prescription for proportional justice and capital punishment Argument: Capital punishment is supported by the Bible User talk:Adam Goldfarb Past Debate Digest topics User talk:Shredyourfaceoff Argument: Death penalty addresses crimes where victim can never be compensated Argument: Rejecting calls for capital punishment risks inciting vigilante justice Argument: The death penalty is a just means of protecting society Argument: The death penalty harms the family of the executed Argument: Capital punishment does not bring "closure" to families Argument: Society is judged by how it treats prisoners; executions fail test Argument: The death penalty violates the inalienable right to life Argument: Killing is never justified; the death penalty is no exception Argument: Killing in any form victimizes all of humankind Argument: The death penalty deters crime if it is a certainty Argument: Executions are cruel and unusual punishment, violating human rights Argument: Executions have a brutalizing social effect that can increase crime Argument: Capital punishment wastes time and energy and burdens courts Argument: DNA testing increases assurances of guilt; basis for executions Argument: Capital punishment is not "unusual" ("cruel and unusual") Argument: Executions punish the guilty so can't encourage killing the innocent Argument: The executed guilty cannot be equated with aborted unborn innocent Argument: Executions characterize oppressive, undemocratic countries Argument: Modern states regulate executions, unlike barbaric executions elsewhere Argument: Deterrence is not a necessary pillar of the case for the death penalty Argument: The death penalty is about punishment/due desert, not vengeance Argument: Capital punishment best prepares an evil soul for the after life Argument: "Thou shall not kill" means "thou shall not murder"; executions okay Argument: Executions give solace to families; killer will never kill again Argument: Capital punishment is not barbaric; it is often a civilized punishment Argument: Life in prison is a sufficient punishment; execution is excessive Argument: Life imprisonment does not repudiate murder like capital punishment Argument: Individuals are executed on murder charges whom deserved manslaughter Argument: Opposition to executions is not about sympathizing with murderers Argument: The death penalty is barbaric and uncharacteristic of a decent society Argument: The death penalty does not advance any social objective Argument: Capital punishment is compassionate to the victims Argument: The state should simply not be involved in killing people Argument: The Catholic Church has long opposed the death penalty Argument: Most Catholics now reject the death penalty Argument: Murderers forfeit the right to life Argument: The death penalty upholds individual responsibility and dignity Argument: The death penalty affirms the sanctity of innocent life Argument: Society can't show that killing is wrong by killing Argument: The death penalty is merely a vehicle for vengeance Argument: Executions help society express horror and abhorrence of murder Argument: Deterrence accompanying capital punishment varies across the states. Argument: The death penalty does not bring back a loved one Argument: It is wrong to give a person the job of executing another person Argument: Executions respond appropriately to the most heinous crimes Argument: Criminals fear death and the death penalty Argument: Universal Declaration of Human Rights allows for death penalty Argument: Innocent life must be valued over that of a murderer Argument: Any discrimination in capital punishment cases can be corrected Argument: Executions are no more costly than life in prison Argument: The death penalty is not cruel Argument: 5th amendment of US Constitution allows for executions Argument: Some risk of executing the innocent must be tolerated Argument: Jesus' "judge not" does not apply to the death penalty Argument: Jesus called for the death penalty in some circumstances Argument: It is impossible to determine that deterrence is not working Argument: The death penalty helps protect inmates and prison guards Argument: Killing by execution is not "murder" and can be justified Argument: Executing killers is not comparable to raping rapists Argument: Death is more compassionate than life in prison Argument: The death penalty does not honor the memory of a loved one SEO Debatepedia top 25 pro/con articles User:Azqwe Debate: Death penalty for juveniles Debatepedia top 10 pro/con articles Debate: Life without parole vs. death penalty View (previous 50) (next 50) (20 \| 50 \| 100 \| 250 \| 500). 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