Originally posted by Mandy1
Also, Innocent people are been sentenced to the death penalty, theres over 100 people that were found to be innocent.

Almost all of the people sentenced for capital punishment did not have enough money to hire an attorney, which is incredibly unfair.

And sadly, race usually plays a roll in determining the capital sentance

US also sentences minors for the death penalty. I think this is incredibly wrong. When poeple are 16 they still can be helped, they have a whole life ahead of them that they can live normally if given a bit of treatment.
I should have made this more clear, but I was talking about capital punishment for people who have committed murders, and there is enough evindence to show that they are NOT innocent. Then I think they should. Just because of a person's age doesn't make them not responsible for their actions. If a 16 year old kills someone that doesn't mean they will kill again, but it also doesn't mean that they won't. I do NOT think that if a 16 year old kills someone they should be pardoned, or just with a slap on the wrist because of their age, and i think that goes with other people too. How can a person live normally if they killed someone, took someone's own life?!? If someone killed someone and they were released from prison on "good behavior" or any other reason you don't know that they won't do it again. I am not saying that if anyone who murders someone will become a serial killer or anything, but you just don't know what they are capible of. Again, if their is reasonable evidence that they are NOT innocent then I think they should be punished with capital punishment, not matter what the age because every person is responsible for their own actions.