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"We believe that capital punishment is not needed in a civilised community."
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Zaki Rafiq-Khatana 10Ai Written Speech: Capital Punishment MOTION: " We believe that capital punishment is not needed in a civilised community." Imagine yourself in a small, isolated cabin waiting to be led to your execution. A small, scrawny man comes to collect you. Your whole life rushes past you as you take your few, final footsteps to the execution chamber. This is the thought 7,000 people have experienced in the last 18 months. These people were executed cruelly by capital punishment in countries all over the globe. 970 of these people were women and children. The countries allowing this barbaric method of punishment to happen have probably never thought about whether this scheme of punishment is actually successful in the deterring of crime. I have many reasons for arguing against capital punishment. Firstly, I believe that it is a failure as a deterrent of crime, which can be seen by comparing the...
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