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Keep America’s Tradition
In the United States, the value of life is taken very seriously. This country’s Declaration of Independence specifically states that a human has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The United States has taken on the attitude of helping lives, especially the lives that are less fortunate and has acted like the “big brother” in many cases throughout the 21st century. The government has started a contagious trend of donating money, aiding during natural disasters, and even fighting others’ wars in order to defend what is right. Through the numerous organizations and projects, one can tell that the citizens of the United States take pride in helping those in dire need. If the value of a life is so important, then capital punishment is the solution for America to work towards a safe, just, and advanced future.
One of the first oppositions to the death penalty is error. The chance that there might be an error is separate from the issue of whether the death penalty can be justified or not. If an error does occur, and an innocent person is executed, then the problem lies in the court system, not in the death penalty. The United States has already taken steps to becoming more careful not to make errors. Editor Thomas R. Eddlem studied that in the California Supreme Court, nearly 40 death penalty convictions were overturned because of further evaluation (Eddlem par. 14). This is only in one state; imagine every state taking this kind of action. Daily tasks performed by the average person always have a risk of death, as do other dangerous acts and situations we put ourselves in on a daily basis. Examples of this are: flying in a airplane, driving a car, crossing the street and even more dangerous acts such as, parachuting, auto racing, and other extreme sports. Methvin further explains “that drunk drivers kill thousands of innocents, that airplanes fall, that pedestrians get smashed by cars, [that] does...
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