At the dawn of the 21st century, the death penalty is considered by most civilized nations as a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It violates the right to life. It has been abolished by 106 nations, 30 countries have abolished it since 1990. However, the death penalty continues to be commonly applied in other nations. China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United States and Iran are the most prolific executioners in the world. Indeed, the United States …showed first 75 words of 694 total…

…showed last 75 words of 694 total…workers will be killed during construction; we take great precautions to reduce the number of unintended fatalities. But wrongful executions are a preventable risk. By substituting a sentence of life without parole, we meet society's needs of punishment and protection without running the risk of an erroneous and irrevocable punishment. Bibliography: http://deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/ http://users.bestweb.net/~rg/execution/ http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/capital_hist.htm http://www.religioustolerance.org/executb.htm