The death penalty is an inhumane and cruel act that brings injustice to the states that still use this method of punishment. It can be seen as a cruel and unsual punishment, which goes against one of our amendments in the Constitution. The death penalty has been a thing forever, but even with the huge rise in its use (in the United States) in the 1900s, murder rates didn't drop.When looking at the numbers, murder rates correlated in the 1900s with world events like the Great Depression or Vietnam War, not with usage of the death penalty. Since 1995, 43 more abolished it. Death penalty should be abolished. International Law Every year, thousands of people are put on death row for a crime they didn't even commit. But Thailand, India, Japan, Singapore and many other countries retain the death penalty. The death penalty must be abolished. There's no way of knowing if they actually did or not. Death Penalty Should be Abolished. 2. Singapore—In the wake of recent near-executions, discussions are ongoing as to whether the death penalty should be abolished, with rights groups renewing this call. All told, 71% of the world’s nation’s have abolished the death penalty in law or practice; only 58 of 197 retain it. Between 1989 and 1995, two dozen other countries abolished the death penalty for all crimes. Is it worth the risk? Opponents also argue that since other countries have abolished the death penalty, we should also. It does not lower murder rates or deter criminals. Although the death penalty has been abolished, either by law or practice, by more than 140 countries, it is still used in a big part of the world. According to Amnesty international , the number of countries implementing executions each year over the last couple of years is 22. Some of the methods involved during execution include lethal injection, electric shock, gas chamber, firing squad and hanging. 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