Dear the Department Of Justice Of Michigan, Hello, my name is Lylah Hyska and I m a sophomore at Coloma High School. Today I would like to address a serious topic: the death penalty. Life is seen as a wonderful gift. We all have views based on the pros and cons that are placed within the idea. Sitting here today, I would like to explain my argument that explains how the death penalty is unethical.
Many may wonder why my argument is against the death penalty. My leading argument is truly placed on the idea that the death penalty is too expensive, while it doesn't determine the true extent of the crime committed. Based on the sense of the expense, the sum based on the death placed is truly upon the citizens of the state. Stated through the source Britanica Procon.org; The death penalty system costs $137 million per year while a system with lifelong…show more content… Colored individuals are more likely to be placed on death row, even if pleased with their innocence. False confessions, false evidence and use of misleading information have all led to cases of racial movements. An example of racial bias is based on the documentary 14 Days in May. This documentary was about a young African American man, named Edward Earl Johnson. He was accused of killing a town marshall and attempted rape of a sixty year old woman. He was placed upon death row for the crimes committed. After his death, a young African American woman stated his innocence. A white police officer told this young lady to mind her own business when she asked to testify for her innocence. Though Edward Earl Johnson was innocent, his life was taken from him for the sense of racial bias given in his case. I strongly feel the power of the court was overused through the use of racial bias. The death penalty, through my viewpoint, is unethical due to the overuse of power used through the sense of racial
