#stopdeathpenalty

[jojenkin]

I hope that @joebiden and @kamalaharris will put a ban on all the death sentences #stopdeathpenalty (at Princeton, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIsuiPNpZWZ/?igshid=1rev5s7kbo2ry

[pernix]

May Illinois serve as a role model to other states that practice the death penalty. #stopdeathpenalty (at Injustice Watch)

[sexlessstarfish-blog]

The Death Penalty

We believe that the death penalty should be abolished. We oppose the idea of execution - regardless of the crime comitted, the guilt or innocence of the offender, the person accused, or the method of execution.

More often than not, some countries execute offenders who are under 18 years of age, and even those who suffer from mental illness. The mentally ill should not be accused of murder, because they are not in the right state of mind when they committed the crime. Juveniles are known to make wrong decisions due to impulse, and it’s no surprise they make mistakes. Furthermore, it was found recently that only 13 out of a 100 people executed met the threshold for “extreme culpability”.

The death penalty is cruel, because the prisoners are often left to wait in anticipation for years in prison on death row. They wait, knowing that their lives are going to be taken away, in such a hellish place. Sentencing someone to the death penalty not only takes away their freedom, but it denies them human rights - the right to live.

Now, one might try to argue with “the death penalty deters people from commiting murders, hence decreasing the crime rate” No, there is no sources with evidence that the death penalty is effective in reducing crime rates. I saw this quote on the internet, “The death penalty is a symptom of a culture of violence, not a solution to it.”

Yes, maybe this person has killed your loved one, and miilions of others. I understand, I know that you would have strong emotions such as hatred and anger towards that person. I know that you want justice. But the death penalty isn’t justice. There is no justice for those who were killed by their country. Yes, he deserves punishment. But punish him in other ways, just not this. Not torture, not death. They might have taken your son’s life away, but by sentencing them to death penalty, you’re taking their life away. You’re heartbroken, but can’t you imagine the offender’s mother being heartbroken as well? You’re taking away someone else’s child. They have no right to take away lives, and neither do you. It’s no different.

“If you kill a murderer, the number of murderers in the world remains the same”.

~Qistina

[unmannedspaceship]

Save Mary Jane! #WhereIsYourSoulJokoWidodo #PNoyWalangKwenta #BeCivilizedIndonesia #StopDeathPenalty #SaveMaryJaneVeloso #ctto (at Indonesian Embassy in the Philippines)