Imagine being accused of a horrible crime, being taken to court for it, and then be charged with the death penalty. The worst part, you didnÃÂt commit the crime, but youÃÂre the only one who knows it. Imagine just sitting, waiting for your time to be executed. There is nothing you can say or do to free you of this situation. YouÃÂre stuck. Even the FBI makes mistakes sometimes, horrible mistakes, mistakes that cost people their lives. In the case of a Timothy McVeigh, who was accused of an Oklahoma building bombing and was charged with the death penalty, shortly before he was to be executed more information turned up about the bombing. Even though this didnÃÂt prove him innocent it does prove that the FBI over looks information sometimes. Now, what if this wasnÃÂt the first time this happened? What if there has been more information overlooked in the past, only that information proved a person innocent? What if innocent people have died for something they never did? I believe the death penalty should be abolished for three main reasons: itÃÂs cruel and barbaric way of punishment, there is a possibility of wrongful execution, and constitutionality.
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Death Penalty 2006Death penalty is a cruel and barbaric method of punishment. To extinguish a personÃÂs life is cruel no matter what way it is administered. Many states believe it is ok to execute someone since they have upgraded from the traditional electric chair to the more modern gas chamber. Any way of executing someone is barbaric. If every crimeÃÂs punishment was ÃÂtooth for a tooth, an eye for an eyeÃÂÃÂ what would happen to society? Would the same people that support the death penalty, support getting their hand chopped off for shop-lifting?Another major reason for opposing the death penalty is the possibility of a...