Should death penalty be abolished?

POLITICS. .

UN human rights committee holds a historic vote today on a global moratorium over a possible ban on death penalty.

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Yes # Capital punishment is a cruel man made law that does not necessarily deter crime but even runs the risk of executing the innocent.

# Right to life is fundamental and the death penalty is a gravest abuse of human rights.

No # If capital punishment is taken away, we will not have an effective justice system and crimes against society will continue to increase.

# Capital punishment can not be equated with murder or otherwise it would require equating arrest with kidnapping and taxation with theft.

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