Conclusion Quote by Albert Pierrepoint

There has never been any evidence that the death penalty reduces capital crimes or that crimes increased when executions stopped. Tragic mistakes are prevalent...It…

— Jimmy Carter

The death penalty fulfills a preventive function, but it is also very clearly a form of revenge. It is an especially severe form of…

— Dalai Lama

There is a growing recognition that the death penalty simply can't work. It's a complex system that arbitrarily selects defendants for death and creates…

— Robert Cecil Martin

Of one thing, however, I am certain. Just as an execution without adequate safeguards is unacceptable, so too is an execution when the condemned…

— Harry A. Blackmun

Our emotions may cry for vengeance in the wake of a horrible crime, but we know that killing the criminal will not undo the…

— Ramsey Clark

“Now, on the subject of deterrence, I admit that there can be little doubt that as presently administered in the United States, the death…

— John Douglas

Since I was a law student, I have been against the death penalty. It does not deter. It is severely discriminatory against minorities, especially…

— Ralph Nader

I have reached the conviction that the abolition of the death penalty is desirable. Reasons: 1) Irreparability in the event of an error of…

— Albert Einstein

I am in favour of capital punishment if the execution of the sentence is immediate. The purpose of the death penalty is to send…

— Ujjwal Nikam

The goal is justice, not executions. We all want to make sure the process is fair and that the right person is punished. These…

— Anonymous

It is said to be a deterrent. I cannot agree....I do not now believe that any one of the hundreds of executions I carried…

— Albert Pierrepoint

The death penalty serves no one. It doesn't serve the victims. It doesn't serve prevention. It's truly all about retribution....There comes a time when…

— Jeanne Woodford