This essay is about the flaws of the death penalty and the fact that humans should not decide who lives and dies. The title is : An infallible penality given by fallible people.

An Infallible Penalty Based on Fallible People The death penalty is defined as execution by hanging , firing squad, lethal injection, asphyxiation (to eradicate by inadequate oxygen) or electrocution. This is one of most controversial human issues of our time. It is a policy that does not take into account the imperfection of the legal system (human beings in general), which implicates cruel and unusual punishment and exemplifies moral unjustness. For these three primary reasons, the …

…violence and injustice to end violence and injustice. This sentence exemplifies cruel and unjust punishment for the prisoner and has a permanent affect on his/her relatives and friends. The death sentence is unmistakably immoral and permanent. Earl Washington, Jr. was fortunate but everyone will not be as fortunate as he. Society will only change when we stand up for what is right, and it has been proven that the death penalty is clearly wrong.