The Hill News

Thirty-five years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court brought back the death penalty, reasoning that judges and juries could be provided with enough guidance to identify the offenders most deserving of capital punishment. After three and a half decades of experimentation, it is time to admit the obvious: if the ultimate punishment cannot be applied fairly, it should not be applied at all.
 
Indeed, the haphazard way death sentences are meted out caused three of the justices who voted to reinstate the death penalty to change their minds, and express regret that they did not end the death penalty.

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