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the death penalty is legal in 28 states. it can also be enforced by the u.s government and the military
the death penalty is unconstitutional and inhuman. it is legal murder. the courts should not be able to take away something as valuable as a life.
it is also discriminatory. if you are low income, a person of color or have mental health issues. if you can’t pay legal fees or your black (especially if the victim is white) you are more likely to get a death sentence
THESE ARE NOT THE PEOPLE CAUSING THE MOST CRIMES. BUT THEY ARE THE ONES BEING PUNISHED THE MOST SERIOUSLY
the death penalty has also been proven to not work. states where the death penalty is legal do not have lower crime rates. some are even higher.
also the death penalty is PERMEATE. although no one deserves the death penalty to many people have been falsely convicted and put death. if a case finds more evidence later THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE.
it is unknown how many. one source claims 1 in 25. you can read about stories here https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/innocence/executed-but-possibly-innocent
now here are things you can do to help
SIGN PETITIONS!! i’m linking some below please link more in the comments
CONTACT UR LEGISLATORS. bills are being put through federal and state government about the death penalty ALL THE TIME. SUPPORT THEM. you can check for your state here: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-research/recent-legislative-activity
contact:
state legislators: https://www.congress.gov/state-legislature-websites
us senate: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
house of representatives: https://www.house.gov/representatives/
state legislators: https://www.congress.gov/state-legislature-websites
us senate: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
house of representatives: https://www.house.gov/representatives/
SPEAK OUT. USE YOUR VOICE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. STAY EDUCATED. TALK ABOUT THIS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. DONT STOP UNTIL THERE IS CHANGE
the marshall project tells you who is next to die here: https://www.themarshallproject.org/next-to-die
finally here is a really good resource for a ton of organizations and websites where you can donate, educate and volunteer to help stop this https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources/related-websites
this one has been postponed due to covid but sign anyway: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-carlos-trevino-in-texas
another one postponed but keep signing: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-tracy-beatty-in-texas
this one has also been postponed but keep signing https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-fabian-hernandez-in-texas
