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Debatemotion:wetherdeathpenaltyshouldbeabolishedornot?A(应保留):Ourdebatemotiontodayiswhetherdeathpenaltyshouldbeabolishedornot.Mysideinsistthatitshouldnot.Deathpenaltyisalegalprocesswherebyapersonisputtodeathbythestateasapunishmentforafelony.Asearlyasthereisalaw,deathpenaltyhascomeintobeing.Eveninmodernsociety,itisstillnecessary.Asallthenationsaretryingtobuildalaw-governedsociety,deathpenaltycanworkasapowerfullegalmethodtoguaranteethestabilityofsocietyandprotecttherightofthemajorityofpeople.Acriminalmaystophalfwayassoonashethinksupthatdeathisthemostlikelyoutcomeofhiscriminalacts.B(应废除):Whilethegovernmentshouldpunishthecrime,butweshouldnotcurbtheviolencewithviolence.Therighttolifeisthemostessentialhumanrights,alloftherightsareonpremiseoflife.Criminalsshouldenjoyliferightsasthesameasordinarypeople.Andthereisnoanyevidenceshowthattheincidentofcaseshaveinevitableconnectionwiththeexistingofcapitalpunishmentsofar.Andthedeathpenaltyisnotmoredeterrentthanlifeimprisonment.LongtermsofImprisonmenthavethesimilareffectinIntermsofcrimeprevention.A:Myopponentsaythatdeathpenaltycannotdetercrime,sincethereisnoobviousincreaseincrimerateafterdeathpenaltyisabolished.Manyvariablesmakeithardtotellwhattheexactinfluenceofdeathpenaltyhasoncrimerates.Inaddition,accordingtoNewYorkTimes,thereisonlyonedeathpenaltyin300murders.Lackofsamplesalsomakesthestatisticsunreliable.Sothereisnodirectproofthatcandenythedeterrenceofdeathpenalty.However,thosecountrieswhichbanneddeathpenaltyalwayshaveahighdemocracyindexaswellasahighhumandevelopmentindex.B:BesidesbeingInfluencedbytheunculturedhomomorphicrevenge,deathpenaltyhasanotherproblem----falseadjudications.Falseadjudicationscausemanyinnocentsdeadnotonlyinabroadbutalsoinhomeland.AccordingtoNewYorkTimes'statistics,inlate20years,about102innocentswassentencedtodeathintheU.S.OurcountryalsohassuchbloodylessonsduringtheCulturalRevolution.What’smore,thereisnoopportunitytoremedytheconsequencesofmisjudgmentofthedeathpenalty.A:Myopponentalsomentionerroneousadjudications.Butnothingcanbeperfect.Weshouldnotabolishdeathpenaltyjustbecauseatinypossibilityoferroneousadjudications.Especiallywhenwehaveotherwaystoreduceerroneousadjudications,liketoinvestigatemorecarefullyorimprovethelaw.B:Besidesthisaspect,everylawshouldsuitthepeople'swish.Abolishingdeathpenaltyisthedemandofinternationalsocietyandthepeople.Accordingasurveyfromchinasurvey,65.8%netizensapprovedofbanning,only34.1%insistedonremaining.Fromallthedataabove,wecandrawaconclusionthatbanningthecapitalpunishmentisnotonlyinternationaldemand,butalsothepeople'sneeds.A:Sincewementionthepeople'sneedshere,wecouldnotforgetthevictimandtheirfamilies'needs.Togiveupputtinganextremecriminaltodeathsoeasilyisagainsttheequalityoflifeandinvadesthevictims’dignityoflife.It'sbettertoprotectcasualtyrightsthanprotectthecriminalhumanrights.B:Ifonedaythedeathpenaltyhasnolongernecessary,itwillbeanewchapterofthehistoryofhumancivilization.ofcourse,itwillbealongprocess.Butnow,wealsoneedtoconstantlyimproveourlaws,nottoputanyinnocentpersontodeathexecutionground.