I Dream a World... End the Death Penalty

To:  All Government Officials

We oppose capital punishment and the U.S. application of it. The United States is the only Western democracy that still uses the death penalty. It is one of only two nations in the world (Iran is the other) to execute juveniles. The death penalty is racist, economically biased, ineffective, expensive, and immoral. Great leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have tried to lead this country away from violence; in signing below, we affirm that we too call for nonviolent solutions to the problems of violence in our society.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The I Dream a World... End the Death Penalty Petition to All Government Officials was created by The American Friends Service Committee, Criminal Justice/Anti-Death Penalty Program and written by Brooke Matschek.  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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