Killing Our this essay is about juvenile capital punishment. It explains why capital punishment for juveniles should be abolished.

Killing Our Children: Capital Punishment Sixteen. Driver?s licenses and birthday parties. A momentary lapse in judgment, and the death penalty? In the U.S. thirty eight states allow capital punishment, and twenty three of them allow capital punishment for children as young as sixteen. In many states in this great nation of ours, youth who make poor decisions are not given the chance to rehabilitate from a single moment?s choice; they are simply …

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