I Attention
a. Attention getter: George Kelly exonerated after being executed (Sherrer)
b. Statistics about death row inmates who are innocent (
c. Introduce Topic
d. Preview points of the speech (thesis)
II. NEED
a. Statistics of wrongful executions in this country
b. Demonstration of societal pressures that lead to wrongful deaths. (“Get the Facts”)
c. Statistics of other countries that have abolished the death penalty (“Abolitionist and Retentionist Countries”)
d. The system is unfixable and unchangeable to only guarantee criminal deaths (“Leading Law Group”)
III. SATISFACTION
a. My Proposal: Therefore, the death penalty should be made illegal in all fifty states.
b. More details: Greater efforts for rehabilitation and investigation into criminal cases will be made.
IV. VISUALIZATION
a. Benefits if my plan is put into action:
i. No wrongful deaths
1. Numerous death row inmates have unsatisfactorily solved cases (“Get the Facts”)
ii. Greater humanity in the eyes of the world
1. Follow suit with other civilized countries who have abolished death penalty (“Abolitionist and Retentionist Countries”)
iii. Greater fiscal responsibility
1. No money spent on death row housing facilities (“Cut This”)
2. Costs less to hold inmates in prison for life without parole (“Cut This”)
b. Drawbacks if my plan is to be ignored:
i. More potential for wrongful deaths
ii. Costs taxpayers more and more money for death row inmates
V. ACTION
a. Review main points
b. Take Action: Write letters to Congressmen asking for a banning of the death penalty.
c. Concluding sentence: Could have saved George Kelly’s innocent life.
Works Cited
"Abolitionist and retentionist countries." Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2011. <http://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty/abolitionist-and-retentionist-countries>.
"Death Penalty." Welcome to Salsa!. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2011. <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1265/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4602>.
"Get the FactsCampaign to End the Death Penalty. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2011. <http://www.nodeathpenalty.org/get-the-facts>.
"Leading Law Group Withdraws Model Death Penalty Laws Because System is Unfixable.” Death Penalty Information Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2011. <http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/leading-law-group-withdraws-model-death-penalty-laws-because-system-unfixable>.
Sherrer, Hans. "George Kelly Exonerated 53 Years After Being Executed." Forejustice. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2011. <http://forejustice.org/wc/george_kelly.htm>.
