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The Death Penalty is NOT the answer Miranda Butler-Pettit

The Death Penalty is NOT the answer Miranda Butler-Pettit. Why NOT?. Issue 1: THE METHODS. Firing squad. Electric chair. hanging. Lethal injection. Gas chamber. Issue 2: THE COST. From 1978-2011, CA spent over $4 billion on death penalty….

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The Death Penalty is NOT the answer Miranda Butler-Pettit

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  1. The Death Penalty is NOTthe answerMiranda Butler-Pettit

  2. Why NOT?

  3. Issue 1:THE METHODS

  4. Firing squad Electric chair hanging Lethal injection Gas chamber

  5. Issue 2:THE COST

  6. From 1978-2011, CA spent over $4 billion on death penalty… …If death penalty was switched to life without parole, CA could save $120 million per year

  7. Issue 3:THE LESSON

  8. The Solution:Life without Parole

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