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    in 1999 the most executions happened that year.The criminal should be sent to prison for life ,or for more than ten years ,but not to be executed. The death penalty in America should be abolished because execution is inhuman, young teens are being executed, and it is unconstitutional for the government to do that to people. Execution is barbaric for human’s to do to other humans. “The murder rate is lowest in the northeast. in contest the south carries out the most execution of any…

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    Normally when people hear or talk about the death penalty they are 100 percent against it because it is unethical and inhumane. Meanwhile there are some people see that the death penalty is an archaic punishment, what the other people don’t realize is how modern and humane it has become. The death penalty is one of the most cost effective punishment (“Arguments … Death Penalty in the USA”). There are many ways you can get put on death row. If any type of murder is committed, you will receive a…

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    The death penalty has caused tension between more than just those who enforce it and those who receive it. The shock waves caused by the death penalty can be found building tension within the conversations of those who may not have a true role in the process but who, in the eyes of the American democracy, have a voice on the matter. As an observer of the current and past status of the death penalty, one can form the opinion and understanding the necessity of capital punishment in the form of…

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    their breath and create a dramatic, terrifying scene. The firing squad is when five well-trained sharpshooters get behind the alleged criminal on death row. With only one sharpshooter with a bullet in his gun, the prisoner does not know which well-trained sharpshooter has his life in their hands while the prisoner anxiously waits for his time to come with the mindset of teasing and frustration. Last but not least is hanging, they strap a Noose around your neck, which tightens more and more with…

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    and other: 24. The state of Texas has the most executions with 537 since 1976. Six of them have been in 2016. New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Connecticut only have had one execution since 1976. Since the year of 1998 the number of executions has dropped significantly. In 1998 there were 295 and in the year 2015 there were only 49. There are five different methods of execution; lethal injection, electrocution, gas chamber, hanging, and firing squad. Since 1976 lethal injection has been the…

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    and firing squad. Capital punishment is the most irreparable crime the government perpetrates without consequence. Capital punishment in its simplest form means another person taking the life of another. In the 1850’s the reform…

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    Evolution of Execution Throughout history, the use of power has changed and is inhibited by stricter law. Nonetheless, power still remains to be misused and can corrupt society; however, the implementation of laws, restrictions, and more just practices allows for the world to be a better, more humane place. Looking back at times of absolutists and ultimate power, the extent of their actions and power made it terrifying for everyday citizens. Not only did this high power obtain more money and…

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    injection has come about for two reasons. The first reason is because the states are having a hard time finding an ample supply of the drugs that are needed to carry out the lethal injection process. The second reason is because of the “botched” executions that have occurred with the testing of new drugs for lethal injection. A solution to this…

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    Capital punishment is a subject that can be and has been debated for lengthy amounts of time. There are still many countries that perform executions today, but many of these countries differ from the United States greatly. While the death penalty has been used as early as eighteenth century B.C., there is no doubt that there are many factors that make the death penalty a questionable subject in the modern United States. The death penalty should not be utilized in the United States because it is…

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    Center some common ways of execution, centuries ago, were crucifixions, stoning people, beating to death, drownings, burning people alive and stabbing (DPIC, 2016). Not until the tenth century did hanging become popular and it was not present worldwide, just mainly in Britain. Later, in the 1700’s Britain’s ruler, William the Conqueror did not want anyone to be executed unless his country was in a time of war. However, the next ruler Henry VIII, found great pleasure in executions. He executed an…

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