Capital Punishment? The question as to whether the state has the right to execute a person found guilty of murder has been debated at length for decades. As with the subject of abortion, it is one of the most controversial topics of discussion in our country today. According to the website religious tolerance.org. about 60 to 80% of American adults say they want to retain capital punishment ( 2). In fact, there are only 12 states that have chosen …showed first 75 words of 1709 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1709 total…All Sides to the Topic *http://www.religioustolerance.org/execute.htm Dieter, Esq., Richard C. The Death Penalty in Black & White: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides. June 1998 *http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/racerpt.html. Rosenberg, Paul. “Making a Case to Stop Convicting the Innocent” Denver Post, Denver, Colo. 22 April, 2000 Will, George F. “Innocent on Death Row” The Washington Post 6 April ,2000 Bibliography Works Cited Bonner, Raymond and Fessenden, Ford. “Absence of Executions” New York Times – 22 Sept., 2000.