To begin, one of the most outrageous concerns about the death penalty is that it is exceedingly expensive, and inefficient. Virtually, all the steps in the criminal justice process will take longer in a execution rather than an ordinary trial. As a result, more experienced lawyers will be needed, as well as jury and a tremendous amount of time will be taken for trials and appeals (Dieter). A single execution cost over two million dollars. Over 90 million annually beyond the ordinary expenses of the justice system, and some death sentences do not even result in an execution (Dieter). According to Omaha World-Herald, during a period of almost 35 years after the death sentences were reinstated in 1973, 205 murder cases were eligible for the death penalty and 31 of those resulted in death sentences and just 3 resulted in executions (Dieter). Since then no executions have taken place, yet a profoundly amount money has been invested throughout the entire process. What is the point of having death sentences when most cases just result in life in …show more content…
The death penalty discriminates minorities and members of racial, ethnic, political, and religious groups. Studies show that, “If you were a black man convicted of murdering a white man, you were four times as likely to receive the death penalty as a white man convicted of murdering a black” (Ricci). There are many obvious signs of racism, which leads to the question; Does the death penalty really give equal justice under the law? According to the “Washington based Death Penalty Information Center”, 56% of death row inmates are drug related murders, and are either Black or Hispanic (Costanzo). In this case, similar crimes were committed but there were different outcomes. There is no way to ensure that racial discrimination in death penalty will stop, so the only way to apply fairness is to end