Five Reasons The Death Penalty Should Be Abandoned. This paper argues five reasons for the death penalty. It is racist. Statistics show that African Americans comprise 12% of the entire US population, yet 43% of those in the death row are Blacks. It is anti-poor. Justice William O. Douglas said that one who can afford good legal representation, he or she will not end up on death row. The death penalty condemns innocent prisoners to death. The death penalty does not deter serious crimes. Governments, which enact the death penalty continue to suffer from high murder rates as those, which have abolished it. Complete miscarriages of justice are unavoidable. Five serious reasons are supported with statistics and facts to argue that the death penalty should be abandoned. Pages: 11 Bibliography: 5 source(s) listed Filename: 41 The Death Penalty.doc Price: 98.45