Capital Punishment Should Be Abolished

I believe that the death penalty should be abolished. It goes against the most basic human right - the right to life. It is cruel, mistakes can be made, and there are better ways to deal with criminals than death.
No one has proved that killing murderers/rapists etc stops others from going ahead and making these crimes. When countries (such as Canada) got rid of the death penalty, there was no increase in crime. Resent studies in California failed to find that death penalties have a deterrent effect on criminals.
I believe that the death penalty is an escape route for criminals anyways.…