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The Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty

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What is an acceptable punishment for a murderer? In the U.S. murderers can undergo the consequences of their crime by life in prison or the death penalty. However, the death penalty is unconstitutional and has many defects. The physical effects of the electric chair, gas chamber, and lethal injection should be taken into consideration when determining the most humane method of execution. The electric chair was first invented in 1880 in New York. The criminal’s head is shaved and a sponge of saline with a cap is placed on the shaved head. The murderer is electrocuted with 2,000 volts for 30 seconds . The volts of electricity cause third degree burns, eyes dislocating from the socket, and smoke from the head (Hydebush 2). The first gas chamber
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