The Death Penalty is

NOTthe answer

Miranda Butler-Pettit

Why NOT?

Issue 1:THE METHODS

Firing squad

hanging

Lethal injection

Gas chamber

Electric chair

Issue 2:THE COST

From 1978-2011, CA spent over $4 billion

on death penalty…

…If death penalty was switched to life without parole, CA could save $120 million per year

Issue 3:THE LESSON

The Solution:Life without

Parole

Image sources• http://www.google.com/imgres?

q=eighth+amendment+right+cruel+and+unusual+punishment&um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS494US494&biw=1366&bih=624&tbm=isch&tbnid=h-V9kwu3fnyOvM:&imgrefurl=http://voiceofdetroit.net/2012/03/04/juvenile-lifer-anthony-jones-wins-new-sentence-battle-for-justice-for-all-juvenile-and-parolable-lifers-still-needed/&docid=YUp0NP6Jzl8kqM&imgurl=http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Eighth-Amendment.jpg&w=640&h=481&ei=uL2yUJvWOY640AHmoYCwBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=168&vpy=104&dur=392&hovh=195&hovw=259&tx=73&ty=137&sig=115004207842745999131&page=1&tbnh=131&tbnw=174&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:89

• http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5c9_1353752074• http://yoursdp.org/news/migrant_workers_demand_abolishment_of_death_penalty_in_singapore/2009-07-09-1085• http://poisonpage.blogspot.com/2010/02/capital-punishment-world-over.html• http://civilliberty.about.com/od/capitalpunishment/ig/Types-of-Executions/Execution-by-Firing-Squad.htm• http://candornews.com/2012/07/09/the-death-penalty-execute-justice-not-people/• http://www.google.com/imgres?

q=gas+chambers+execution&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS494US494&biw=1366&bih=624&tbm=isch&tbnid=q9uwHNLC6Q4hCM:&imgrefurl=http://www.newsline.umd.edu/justice/specialreports/deathpenalty/deathpicture3.htm&docid=UO4qBq_tqL98uM&imgurl=http://www.newsline.umd.edu/photos/death51.jpg&w=250&h=300&ei=IsKyUIefLMjr0QGQs4DYAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=921&vpy=29&dur=28&hovh=240&hovw=200&tx=120&ty=107&sig=115004207842745999131&page=1&tbnh=152&tbnw=122&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:22,s:0,i:157

• http://www.flashfictiononline.com/f20101203-firing-squad-gary-cuba.html• http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37759499/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/death-row-inmate-dies-barrage-bullets/#.ULLEqYdX0Rc• http://www.theweek.co.uk/13909/utah-prisoner-faces-death-firing-squad• http://www.arabic.mojahedin.org/pagesen/detailsNews.aspx?newsid=20531• http://www.ccadp.org/electricchair.htm• http://www.google.com/imgres?

q=lethal+injection&num=10&um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS494US494&biw=1366&bih=624&tbm=isch&tbnid=eOyg8w0ST6ebqM:&imgrefurl=http://menschenleer.blogspot.com/2010/04/lethal-injection.html&docid=8lCjLNkpj-gGvM&imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fElP1MMY2g8/S85VSNVivMI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/S5PDfSGEBeE/s1600/lethal-injection.jpg&w=500&h=314&ei=B8qyUPCOIqy10QHBz4HwBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=883&vpy=195&dur=2376&hovh=178&hovw=283&tx=136&ty=90&sig=115004207842745999131&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=138&tbnw=215&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:165

• http://www.ozzienews.com/quickies/lethal-injection-replaces-the-firing-squad/• http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704754304576095980790129692.html• http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704754304576095980790129692.html• http://ibarron2188.blogspot.com/2012/03/alot-of-people-believe-death-penalty-is.html

Works Cited• “Authorized Methods.” DeathPenaltyInfo.org. Death Penalty Information Center. Dec 2011. • Web. 24 Oct. 2012. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/methods-execution• “Capital Punishment.” ACLU. American Civil Liberties Union. 2012. Web. 23 Oct. 2012• http://www.aclu.org/capital-punishment• “Costs of the Death Penalty.” DeathPenaltyInfo.org. Death Penalty Information Center. Dec • 2011. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/costs-death-penalty• “Death Penalty 101.” ACLU. American Civil Liberties Union. 2012. Web. 23 Oct. 2012• http://www.aclu.org/capital-punishment/death-penalty-101• “The Death Penalty in 2011: Year End Report.” DeathPenaltyInfo.org. Death Penalty • Information Center. Dec 2011. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/2011YearEnd.pdf• “Description of Execution Methods.” DeathPenaltyInfo.org. Death Penalty Information Center. • Dec 2011. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. • http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/descriptions-execution-methods• “Effective Counsel.” ACLU. American Civil Liberties Union. 2012. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.• http://www.aclu.org/capital-punishment/effective-counsel• “Execution Methods.” ACLU. American Civil Liberties Union. 2012. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.• http://www.aclu.org/capital-punishment/execution-methods• "Historical Timeline." DeathPenalty.ProCon.org, 8 May 2012. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.• http://deathpenalty.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=003096• • "History of the Death Penalty & Recent Developments." UAA Justice Center. • University of Alaska Anchorage, 2005. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/death/history.html• “Mental Illness And the Death Penalty.” ACLU. American Civil Liberties Union. 2012. Web. 23 • Oct. 2012. http://www.aclu.org/capital-punishment/mental-illness-and-death-penalty-0• “Public Opinion.” DeathPenaltyInfo.org. Death Penalty Information Center. 22 May 2012. Web.• 23 Oct. 2012. http://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/past/30/2012