SUMMARY

• There are issues with the death penalty
• Innocent people are convicted
• Really expensive
• The death penalty is discriminatory

THE NEXT 50 YEARS

• America will go further into debt
• More innocents will be convicted

SIGNIFICANCE: AFFECTS

• prisoners on death row
• Victims of crimes
• the families of the prisoners and victims
• The law enforcement and jurists involved in the decision

TIMELINESS

• There are current inmates on death row who are possibly innocent
• In the past two years two possible innocents were executed
• Others were let go after being on death row for years

Policy resolution :
Resolved: that the federal government should abolish the death penalty in all states.

Value Resolution :
Resolved: that each jurist ought to do his or her best job to follow the evidence and prove the innocent innocent.

Discussion question:
Is it more important to keep criminals off the streets than to keep all innocents out of jail or vice versa?