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The Death Penalty

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Nowdays in America

1998 finally abolished in Britain

1608, 1630 first execution in America (british colonies)

1700s

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16 century under the reign of Henry VIII

the historical development of the death penalty.

The Death Penalty

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18 century BCE

• The death penalty violates the most fundamental human rights: the right of life;

• Frequently, murders are committed in moments of passion or anger, or by criminals who are substance abusers and acted impulsively;

• Retribution is another word for revenge. Our laws and criminal justice system should lead us to higher principles that demonstrate a complete respect for life, even the life of a murderer;

• Once an inmate is executed, nothing can be done to make amends if a mistake has been made;

• Almost all defendants facing the death penalty cannot afford their own attorney. They are dependent on the quality of the lawyers assigned by the state, many of whom lack experience in capital cases or are so underpaid that they fail to investigate the case properly.

• The death penalty can prevent murder and reduce the number of victims;

• Only the taking of the murderer’s life restores the balance and allows society to show convincingly that murder is an intolerable crime;

• No one will be executed without certain proofs (DNA test for example);

• Each crime is unique, both because the circumstances of each victim are different and because each defendant is different.

Arguments against:

Arguments for:

In effect

maintain it for exceptional offences

haven't practiced it for at least 10 years

abolished

year 2023

where the death penalty exists

The Death penalty in the world

We belive that the death penalty is not the right punishment, not even for the most serious crime . Taking the life of a person who has committed a serious crime would be to lower oneself to his or her own level and that is not what the government should do. On the contrary, we should reinforce the punishments that already exist, so that they are always applied without any exceptions. For example, a murderer ,who is assigned a life sentence, cannot be released from prison after 10 years for good behavior .

What is our position on the death penalty:

• The first established death penalty laws.
• It codified the death penalty for 25 different crimes.
• Death sentences were carried out by such means as crucifixion, drowning, beating to death, burning alive, and impalement.

18 century BCE

Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon

The death penalty is the legal punishment of executing a person for a specific crime. It is the ultimate punishment, and it is only given in case of very serious crimes, considered capital offenses. Nowadays, the death penalty has been abolished in the majority of nations, but over 60% of the world's population live in countries where the death penalty is retained, such as the United States, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt.

• The death penalty is authorized by 27 states and the federal government
• It's prohibited in 23 states

The death panalty nowadays in America

Situation nowdays in America

• In 1965, the death penalty for murder in Britain was suspended for five years
• In 1969 this was made permanent, until 1998 that the death penalty in Britain was finally abolished for all crimes.

1998

Abolished the death penalty in Britain

• In the Tenth Century A.D., hanging became the usual method of execution in Britain
• William the Conqueror would not allow persons to be hanged
• Under the reign of Henry VIII, as many as 72,000 people are estimated to have been executed
• Some common methods of execution at that time were boiling, burning at the stake, hanging, beheading, and drawing and quartering
• Executions were carried out for such capital offenses as marrying a Jew, not confessing to a crime, and treason.

16th century

Under the reign of Henry VIII

• Britain influenced America’s use of the death penalty more than any other country.
• The first recorded execution in the new colonies was in the colony of Virginia in 1608
• The Massachusetts Bay Colony held its first execution in 1630
• Laws regarding the death penalty varied from colony to colony

Death penalty in America

first executions in Brithis colonies

• By the 1700s, 222 crimes were punishable by death in Britain, including stealing, cutting down a tree, and robbing a rabbit warren.
• From 1823 to 1837, the death penalty was eliminated for over 100 of the 222 crimes punishable by death

1700s

Death penalty is this period

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