If an error occurs in the procedure, the criminal will face a painful and cruel death. Even more horrific, an innocent person can be sentenced to death. “The reality is that there are few innocent people on death row; the vast majority of these inmates actually committed the crimes for which they were convicted. These killers brutally took the lives of innocent victims. By not recognizing the lives of their victims as sacred, they cannot claim that their own lives are sacred. Ultimately, the death penalty is an individual punishment for an individual crime” (Bowman and DiLascio). Although this quote attempts to offer a counterpoint to the argument that the death penalty should be abolished, it nevertheless admits that there are innocent people on death row. An innocent man placed on death row leaves two innocent men dead while the brutal murderer sleeps peacefully each night. Death penalty errors can destroy families, end friendships, and disintegrate love and companionship. Since there is no guarantee that everyone sentenced to death is guilty, it is too dangerous to risk more innocent people.