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Arguments Against Capital Punishment In Arizona

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Nina Mosaedi
ENG 102
William Martin
11/18/2014
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My claim is that capital punishment should be abolished in Arizona. The supporting reasons are that it capital punishment doesn't deter crime rates, it isn't cost-efficient, has resulted in the death of many innocent prisoners, lacks morality and isn't always guarenteed to be painless. Clayton Lockett was executed April, 2014 by a lethal injection. First, he was to be injected with a sedative, and once unconscious woud be followed up by the injections that would kill him. However, phlebotomist incorrectly injected Lockett's vein, meaning he remained conscious and had to endure excrutiating pain for 43 minutes before he died of a heart attack. No matter what crime someone has committed, no one deserves to go through that. Our justice system isn't setting any better of an example for our society, by torturing and killing prisoners. …show more content…

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