Portfolio 16: Opinion Essay

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It is proved that death penalty is not a deterrent against major crimes and it also goes against human rights. Many societies use death penalty with the intention to reduce crime rates. In addition to this, death penalty targets the economically disadvantaged. People who cannot afford a good legal counsel get the punishment. The death of innocents makes death penalty an inacceptable act as the right to live is inalienable and it cannot be taken away. Every individual facing the death penalty is still a human being.