Pro-death penalty.com. Death Penalty ProCon.org. The Case Against the Death Penalty. December 11, 2012 The American Civil Liberties Union believes the death penalty inherently violates the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment and the guarantees of due process of law and of equal protection under the law. Furthermore, we believe that the state should not give itself the right to kill human beings – especially when it kills with premeditation and ceremony, in the name of the law or in the name of its people, and when it does so in an arbitrary and discriminatory fashion.
Capital punishment is an intolerable denial of civil liberties and is inconsistent with the fundamental values of our democratic system. The death penalty is uncivilized in theory and unfair and inequitable in practice. Through litigation, legislation, and advocacy against this barbaric and brutal institution, we strive to prevent executions and seek the abolition of capital punishment.
The ACLU’s opposition to capital punishment incorporates the following fundamental concerns: Death Penalty : Facts. Death Penalty. In a Nutshell Related Links Overview/Background The United States remains in the minority of nations in the world that still uses death as penalty for certain crimes. Many see the penalty as barbaric and against American values.
Others see it as a very important tool in fighting violent pre-meditated murder. Two things have once again brought this issue to national debate. One is the release of some highly publicized studies that show a number of innocents had been put to death. Yes Financial costs to taxpayers of capital punishment is several times that of keeping someone in prison for life. No The death penalty gives closure to the victim's families who have suffered so much. Related Links Reader CommentsDeath Penalty Information CenterProDeathPenalty.comDeath Penalty Organization - Pro and ConCriminal Justice: Capital Punishment FocusMiscellaneous Death Penalty LinksNational Coalition to Ban the Death PenaltyDeathPenalty.orgNoDeathPenalty.orgReligiousToleragance.org Is anything missing?