Through human history, Individuals have been condemning offenders of the governed to death. Heinous misconducts ranging from but not limited to stealing, murdering, raping, and treason were reason enough for an individual to be put to death. Found in the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon the death penalty dates as far back as the eighteenth century B.C (DPIC History). King Hammurabi believed in the phrase “an eye for an eye…” (Hammurabi's Code) Under the laws of the twelve tablets, The Romans carried out capital punishment using crucifying, drowning, beating to death, burning alive, or impaling a criminal (DPIC History). In the tenth century A.D Hanging, cooked alive, beheading, and boiling became popular forms of capital punishment (DPIC History).
