The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the death penalty (including the U.S.) while 97 countries have outlawed it. Since the 1970s executions in the U.S. have declined every year. In 2021 five states and the federal government carried out 11 executions. The decline is part of a decadeslong trend as the costs associated with seeking the death penalty, the lengthy appeals process often associated with capital punishment, concerns about executing the innocent and a long-term decline in crime rates have caused many prosecutors and legislators in the U.S. to pull back from capital punishment.
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@MXBQJ44yrs4Y
Yes, but only for the people who kill people, who have raped kids/pedophiles,
@MX4QTF4yrs4Y
It depends on what it is like if someone killed somebody harsh they should suffer the same sentence
@LZHM344yrs4Y
Only in the case of extremely heinous crimes that can be proven beyond any doubt - more definitive than only eye-witness testimony.
@LYZ8XL4yrs4Y
if one murders a child,elderly person or a disabled person. also if one tortures or sexually assaults victims before killing them.
@LYVV2Y4yrs4Y
I support the death penalty if the execution occurs within 2 years of sentencing. Lengthy death row sentences do not deter violent crime.
@LYR49D4yrs4Y
Yes only when evidence is indisputable
@GKHP9B4yrs4Y
There shouldn't be a federal government