Personally, I am opposed to the death penalty. I am not opposed to punishment, but I do not feel the death penalty is appropriate. First, too many innocent people have been released from death row following exoneration. These are people that had enough evidence for a jury to convict, but errors in judgment were still made. I do not feel that is a risk worth taking.l

Second, from a cost standpoint, it is more expensive to sentence someone to die than to sentence someone to life in prison when you consider all of the legal costs associated with the appeals processing that go along with it.

Third, I cannot see myself being the one to end someone else's life, no matter what the reason. I cannot expect someone else to do what I cannot. It is morally reprehensible.