Nearly two-thirds of the American public favors capital punishment and Catholics are key supporters of capital punishment. In 1986, Virginia man, Joseph O'Dell, was executed despite the plea for clemency from Pope John Paul II. This man was executed despite the plea for clemency from Pope John Paul II. This man was executed after Governor's denial of a DNA test that O'Dell claimed would exonerate him (Anderson 5). We can probably expect to continue hearing many churchgoers of whatever denomination referring to the Old Testament phrase, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Helen Prejean says that, "As the bases of their acceptance of the death penalty, seemingly unaware of the Gospels' different approach" (Anderson 5). I have stated some of the proofs that there are greater chances of wrongly accusing innocent people for capital punishment. There is greater number of blacks then whites who gets death penalty. Florida State is the top Most State in wrongly accusing innocent people. Since the revival of the death penalty in the 1975, about half of these on death row are black and when death sentence are examine closely, it turns out that race is decisive factor after all. It should be abolished not only because it is barbaric, but also it defies the US constitution which most American hold sacred. In addition the death penalty even if it remains legal in the U.S. it would not obtain its goal which for example the deterrent of crimes. The latest National opinion pool released in conjunction with this report shows that more people in this country would prefer alternative sentence that guarantee both protection and punishment to the death penalty. The only solution for the crime is to find ways on how to prevent them and by actual causes, and thus, make society a better and safe place for all of us....
