Answer:
1. The risk of executing an innocent person is too high. Despite efforts to improve the criminal justice system, mistakes can and have been made, resulting in the execution of innocent individuals.
2. The death penalty offers no opportunity for rehabilitation. The criminal justice system is set up so that those who have committed crimes can gain knowledge, skills, and learn to lead productive lives. The death penalty, however, eliminates any chance of this.
3. The death penalty is applied unfairly, often along racial or economic lines, providing an advantage to those who can afford high-powered legal defense.