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    and get away with it. That is why the death penalty for murders, etc... should be put in place. One argument to think about is it is costing way too much to house, feed, cloth convicts. Dudley Sharp, who has a degree in Philosophy from Tulane University, 1978, says this on the topic of people saying the death penalty is more expensive than life in prison."Many opponents present,…

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    healthy and without worry anymore. Capital punishment works in the same way. Until the government allows for the death penalty, innocent lives (the sick) are not able to fully live freely because the criminals (the disease) are still existent in their lives (the body). The subject of death penalty is still a highly debatable topic. There are those who strongly believe that the death penalty is unconstitutional and violates the amendments written in the constitution; however,…

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    United States faces, the death penalty is one of the most controversial issues of our time period. Currently, there are thirty-two states who allow capital punishment, leaving eighteen states who have banned it (DPIC). Capital punishment is the legalized form of murdering a person without facing the consequences. It is very hypocritical of the United States to turn to murder as a form of serving justice for the supposed well-being of the citizens. The death penalty has proven not be a fair…

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    An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind or does it.The death penalty is what prisoners get when they do something horrible. The death penalty has been in debate for a very long time.The death penalty should be allowed because this can keep killer and other people who did the samething out the streets. Another reason is that it will cost less money for states to keep housing them instead of putting them on death row, also this will bring closure to families by showing them that the one who…

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    Death Penalty The death penalty or Capital punishment is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a capital crime. However, since this punishment is established people are still wondering if the death penalty is a fair verdict. The first death penalty laws are established as far back as the Eighteenth Century B.C. in the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon (in modern-day Iraq). The code implies that there are twenty-five crimes punishable by death in these…

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    source. Their passage states that the death penalty was not taught in any of the biblical readings. Israel’s law codes required that two witnesses must be present and must have agreed statements. They argue that this is better than today’s judicial system where a person can be convicted under substantial evidence. This was seen as better to them because it caused there to be less of a case where there is a less of a case of a wrongful execution. The death penalty was very uncommon in these times…

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    The Death Penalty should be enforced for more crimes other than Murder and Gang related activities. The Death Penalty should be notice in the Constitution and it should be used for more charges like Rape of a Minor, Murder of a Police Officer, Involved in a Gang Shooting, and Terrorist Attacks . The Death Penalty should also be used for killing of a family member. Inmates that get the Death Penalty should not be placed on Death Row for more than 5 years. If an Inmate gets a life sentence they…

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    The debate on whether the death penalty should continue is an argument fought strongly on both sides. The phrase an eye for an eye (Exodus 21:24) tells us that if we are done wrong we deserve compensation from the one doing wrong to us. Every state is different on what they feel warrants for the death penalty but the one crime every state agrees on is murder. Society is split saying that the death penalty is inhumane and a legal unjust while others feel as though it is the only way for the…

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    crimes; for example, murder, rape ,and manslaughter usually receive the to death penalty. However, there are some crimes that should receive death penalty because it was for a good purpose. For example, protect a woman from getting harassed or stopping a robbery these kind of crime should be stopped some of them can be extremely dangerous for the both which can end their lives.There is many ways to execute the death penalty; however, the most common execution is by hanging the criminal with a…

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    Penalty: Efficiency versus civil rights Progressively, in the path of social evolution, states and individuals reach unanimity that some practices are intolerable. Ceremonial human sacrifice, slavery, corporeal torture, and the death penalty are some of these practices (Yorke, 2005). Many countries have abolished the practice of death penalty. Nevertheless, it should be noted that internationally unanimity against this act is yet to be reached. For instance, the Republic of China puts to death…

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