In the U.S., the #deathpenalty is the height of inhuman and cruel treatment to inmates. Most Americans are against the death penalty in all cases without exception. Regardless of who is accused, the nature and circumstance of the crime, guilt, innocence, or method of execution, the death penalty should be abolished in all cases. 

There are many reasons why we should abolish the death penalty not only in the U.S. but in all countries around the world. First off, we can't take the death penalty back. It is irreversible, and absolute judgments may lead to people paying for crimes that they did not commit. 

The death penalty does not deter criminals. There is no credible evidence that proves that it deters crime more effectively than a prison term. In fact, evidence reveals the exact opposite. The death penalty is not a 'humane' way to kill. There are different brutal methods that are used for the death of criminals around the world. U.S. has been using lethal injections for the death penalty.  The nature of deaths by these injections only continues to perpetuate the cycle of the violence and does not alleviate the pain that the victim's family has already suffered.

The death penalty is, in no doubt, a symptom of the culture of #violence. It is not a solution to it. International laws say that the use of the death penalty should be restricted to the most serious crimes, meaning intentional killing. But the death penalty is never the answer to any crime. The death penalty makes a public spectacle of an individual's death. All executions violate the right to life.

Last but not least, the death penalty is disappearing. The use of the death penalty is limited to a few states that only use the practice minimally. Simply, it is never justified to take a life. By not abolishing the death penalty in the U.S., we are just making the 'worst of the worst' in the already imperfect world. There is a necessary need to abolish the death penalty in order for the U.S. to take a stand for the right to life and the process of healing the brokenness of our criminal justice system.