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The death penalty is a very harsh thing to do to a person. Many people have committed crimes, but is the death penalty the right answer? I believe that it is not. It is morally unjust and it is not a deterrent. Many innocent people have been executed. The death penalty is cruel and inhumane. The death penalty puts a bad reputation on our country. We are killing people. Our own citizens. Sure in the bible it says ‘eye for and eye’, but why would u punish a crime with another crime. A person killed someone, so you kill them. It doesn’t make sense. You are allowed to kill them, but they are not allowed to kill someone. As William Hearst said it “There is no deterrent in the menace of the gallows. Crue