Deadline #12 HW #2

Deadline #12 HW # 2

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Is it Necessary for Americans to question, or stop Executions?

When will Americans say enough is enough, when it comes to murders and rapist running in the streets.

Everyday Americans around the world people are rushing to work, school, or running around town completing their errors. Only thinking about whats going on in are own life, work, bills, school, kids, were all guilty of it. On September 17, 2007, just when you thought its just another day, a 3 year old boy took his last breath. This little boy was human body bag for many people who came in and out of his life. Day in and day out for three years, this little boy was sexual, physical, and mentally abuse. On this particular day this little boys little body could not take it any more. His mother lover "Mercedes Howard a female" for some reason had always been jealous of him, and every chance she got she abused him mentally and physical. Even though both the mother and the "lover" Mercedes Howard were known meth users, still manage to keep custody of this little boy. During the early September morning this little boy was brought into the hospital only to be pronounced "DOA" dead on arrival. While the doctors and nurse were looking after the little boy they observed burns, fresh, old bruise, and a stab wound in his stomach. During the questing of the boys mother and her lover the following story was given. Mercedes Howard was in a room with the little boy, hitting him. When the mother entered the room and shouted to the girl-friend "WHAT HAPPENED"? Mercedes replied "nothing" with a blank look on her face. When the Police department interviewed Mercedes Howard, with a blank face showing no emotion she told the cops that she "threw the little boy across the room, twice". There are many horrible sad, but true story I could tell you about.
So I ask you this question. Is it necessary for Americans to question, or stop executions? (Topic) This question can only be answered by each individual person, as any question. Executions in America has been controverisal since the very first execution. When it comes to executions there are three categories Americans fall into. Group one believes that executions are inhumane, and all men and women have the right to live, no matter what crimes they have committed.. Second group believes in executions (justice- "eye-for an eye"), that individual who kill; or in some states rape a child under the age of 14 should be hold accountable for their actions. Group three are the individuals who are unaware and uninformed. This argument is directed toward all three groups "society". I hope to educate group number three, persuade group number one, and promote group number two.


History of Executions in the United States
Execution has be in existence since 1808. Abolitionist Movement also has going on since Colonial Time.
"However in June 29, 1972, the Supreme Court effectively voided 40 death penalty statutes, thereby commuting the sentences of 629 death row inmates around the country and suspending the death penalty because existing statutes were no longer valid. The ten-year moratorium on executions that had begun with the Jackson and Witherspoon decisions ended on January 17, 1977, with the execution of Gary Gilmore by firing squad in Utah. Gilmore did not challenge his death sentence". Dieter Richard. Death Penalty Information Center. Executive Director since 1992. <http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=144&scid=10 >


Method of executions
Hanging, Electrocution, Firing Squad, lethal gas, and lethal injection.

Type of crime to be sentenced to death row
The type of crime to be sentenced to life on death row, or waiting on death row till execution; in the United states is murder. With the exception of seven states Texas 2007, Oklahoma 2006, South Carolina 2006, Georgia 1999, Montana 1997, Louisiana 1995, and Florida 1974 all allow the death penalty for rape of a child.Currently no-one siting on death row, are convicted for rape of a child. Whether it be First degree murder, Capital murder, Intentional murder, murder, or Criminal homicide "Texas is the only state that sentence inmates to death row for criminal homicide". There are a few states that have statutes allowing the death penalty, as well as Federal capital statutes for non-murder crimes. However there are inmates/prisoners currently on death row, for such crimes.These stats were gathered from Death Penalty Information Center "DPIC".
Current Stats of inmates on death row, and Wrongfully convicted"exonerated"
Currently their are a total of 3357 prisoner on death row, 3298 males, and 59 females (DPIC). Like all controverisal issues, there are two sides. Execution have been dated in existence since 1808, there have been individuals wrongly executed. However technology, and forensics has come a long way, with DNA, and ______. With modern advance technology and studies, help clear individuals from death row. Even now their has been some individuals released from death row. One case was Sabrina Butler convicted in Mississippi of murdering her month-old child. Sabrina Butler was sentenced to death in 1990 in Mississippi. Butler said she performed CPR on her child when she found him not breathing and then took him to the hospital. The Mississippi Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 1992 and in 1995 Butler was acquitted on evidence that the baby had died of kidney disease or sudden infant death syndrome.
Process of Appeals