The death penalty inspires strong opinions in many Americans, and Columbia students are no exception. Cooper Vaughan suggests a wildly different method to the madness, Gabriella Porrino articulates why her anti-death penalty argument demands rationality, Tyler Trumbach puts the penalty in perspective, and Karman Lucero explains why he believes the death penalty is a symptom of a diseased justice system.
The death penalty inspires strong opinions in many Americans, and Columbia students are no exception. Cooper Vaughan suggests a wildly different method to the madness, Gabriella Porrino articulates why her anti-death penalty argument demands rationality, Tyler Trumbach puts the penalty in perspective, and Karman Lucero explains why he believes the death penalty is a symptom of a diseased justice system.
By steering clear of the hazy pitfalls of moral assertions and instead focusing on effectiveness, a better claim for abolishing the death penalty can be made.
By steering clear of the hazy pitfalls of moral assertions and instead focusing on effectiveness, a better claim for abolishing the death penalty can be made.
Beheadings have the advantage of being, while much more humane than lethal injections, also much more terrifying. If we are to scare people away from committing crimes, they must be intimately aware of the prospect of their punishment.
Beheadings have the advantage of being, while much more humane than lethal injections, also much more terrifying. If we are to scare people away from committing crimes, they must be intimately aware of the prospect of their punishment.
Kenneth Foster was scheduled to be executed in Texas last Thursday even though he killed no one. He was to be the third person executed in Texas in just one week, but luckily Gov.
Kenneth Foster was scheduled to be executed in Texas last Thursday even though he killed no one. He was to be the third person executed in Texas in just one week, but luckily Gov.
