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Robert Blecker was only 17 and was sentenced to death He had an airtight alibi what could've gotten him out of his situation but because of someone else being under pressure because of the prosecution this led them to say that they had heard Blecker bragging about the murder That was distorted The case was taken to court and he had days and days of trial and he would have endless nightmares about the day when they would execute him This is an example of someone being arbitrarily sentenced to death Last year about 3 000 people were put on death row This is only a small fraction of the people in the US As years go on the numbers multiply and the number of people on death row increases The death penalty is a rising issue in today's society About 295 people were acquitted from death row after being on the long list alongside thousands of other people Although some people argue that the death penalty acts as a deterrent The death penalty should be illegal because it is racially biased A person whos victim was white is more likely to be sentenced to death rather than someone whos victim were to be a person of color According to David Love a writer and executive director of Witness to Innocence he explains
