Capital punishment is punishment by death for committing a crime. ... Some people disagree about whether capital punishment is moral or is effective in discouraging crime. ... Capital punishment was widely used during the Middle Ages, especially for crimes against the state and church. ... He was quoted as saying "the decision was the natural ending to the journey I had begun." ... Glendening was quoted in the USA Today as saying, "I continue to believe that there are certain crimes that are so brutal and so vile that they call for society to impose the ultimate punishment, however, reaso...

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I feel that the majority of those who support the death penalty are not aware of many important facts and statistics, which if they were aware of would dramatically affect their views. ... It bothers me when people actually use the argument of deterrence of crime to defend capital punishment. ... Secondly, there are many industrialized societies with much lower crime rates who do not use capital punishment. ... The ability to prevent a future crime would be the same in both cases. ... In other words, if preventing a future crime does not justify killing these students, it does not justi...

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Capital punishment: is the legal cause of the death penalty on a person convicted of a crime. ... There are many ancient societies that accept the idea that certain crimes deserve capital punishment. ... "Let the punishment fit the crime" is its secondary counterpart. Both quotes imply that the murderer deserves to die and it was his own fault for putting himself on death row. ... This data shows how the death penalty can discriminate and be used on certain races rather than equally as punishment for severe crimes. ...

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Capital punishment is the legal infliction of the death penalty on persons convicted of a crime. ... "Let the punishment fit the crime" is its secondary counterpart (Cox). Both quotes imply that the murderer deserves to die and it was his own fault for putting himself on death row. ... I feel strongly toward using the death penalty as punishment for unspeakable crimes. ... Let the punishment fit the crime. ...

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Capital Punishment - The Death Penalty Murder? ... The most important reason why the death penalty should be made illegal across the United States is because of the social and economic bias" that come along with it. ... It has been proven by many studies that the death penalty is not a deterrent for crime (Miller). ... But with the death penalty it would be too late to save those innocent people who get caught up in crimes they didn't commit. ... They also quote passages such as the "an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" concept from the Old Testament Christian Bible (Cushing). ...

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Dustin Cox: The first argument that I shall contend with is that capital punishment does not deter crime. ... Jon Manning: If capital punishment were carried out more it would prove to be the crime deterrent it was partly intended. ... Modern supporters of capital punishment no longer view the death penalty as a deterrent, but as a just punishment for the crime, a shift from the attitudes of past generations.... These safeguards are: 1. " Capital punishment may be imposed only for a crime for which the death penalty is prescribed by law at the time of its commission. 2. ... Abel Martinez...

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It is irrevocable and can be inflicted on the innocent and has never been shown to deter crime more effectively than other punishments." Quoted from Amnesty International Website. ... Does not Deter Crime a. ... The last and most important reason that I feel we should look to alternative punishments is that with the death penalty, there is always the possibility of the execution of an innocent person. ... But most importantly, make your voice heard....

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These statistics clearly show that other forms of punishment are successful in the deterrence of crime and capital punishment is not needed. ... Common sense does demand retribution for crime, but justice doesn't demand killing those whom are already imprisoned (Death Penalty, 1987, p. 63). ... What he is saying in this quote is that a state cannot better society when it is taking part in such a savage and irreversible act as capital punishment. ... In fact in a USA today poll, 68% of respondents agreed that the death penalty deters crime (Honeyman & Ogloff, 1999, September 29). ... F...

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Capital punishment is the legal infliction of the death penalty on persons convicted of a crime (Cox). ... Many ancient societies accepted the idea that certain crimes deserved capital punishment. ... These methods of execution compared to those of the past are not meant for torture, but meant for punishment for the crime. ... "Let the punishment fit the crime" is its secondary counterpart (Cox). Both quotes imply that the murderer deserves to die and it was his own fault for putting himself on death row. ...

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With the elimination of laws Alex's crimes would have been unnoticed and he would not have received the cruel punishment that he did. ... The argument of a fair punishment for all crimes has been brought forward many times. ... Jesus, on the other hand was given a very brutal punishment of death for a very arguable crime. The main contrast between the two is that people in today's society get less severe punishments for more severe crimes. Perhaps if the punishments were made more severe, like in Jesus" time, the crime rate would drop and people would be less interested in committing...

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But one question continuously plaguing scholars is why Dante the poet considers familial relationships important enough to merit such heinous punishment. ... It is often said that fratricide is the worst crime imaginable as "Each is aggressor and victim as they merge into a monstrous, bipartite unity".2 From this quote we can get a closer look at truly awful nature of the crime these two brothers committed, and why Dante is so unforgiving with them. ... When asked by Dante the pilgrim why he so viciously chews at his neighbor's head, Ugolino answers that in life they plotted ...

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Description: Death Penalty I strongly believe that the Death Penalty is a form of punishment to be used when needed. ... But it is a punishment. ... That's a quote from a former death row inmate. He brings up a very important point. ... Nothing is stopping them from attempting more crimes in jail! ...

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(Pg.128) She mentions how important it is to pray which shows her religious side, "If you would pray . . . . .Jesus would help you." ... (Pg. 130) This quote shows how the Misfit feels that he hasn't done anything wrong, and was in the wrong place at the wrong time. ... This quote can be related to when the Misfit compared himself to Jesus. ... He lost his faith in God and turned to crime. ... Without having this proof, he feels that he has no other choice, but to live a life of crime. ...

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One says justice, retribution, and punishment, the other side says execution is murder. ... In other words, the punishment for crime must be harsh enough to deter potential criminals. ... Here is a punishment that truly makes the criminal pay for his crime, stops the criminal from committing future crimes, and deters other criminals from committing the same crime. ... The death penalty is important because the lives of thousands of potential victims who are at stake. ... One of the most often quoted studies of...

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She believes that the religious laws of burial are more important than the laws of the city. ... Now they tell him that he is being to hard on his punishment. ... Instead Antigone is put in a cave as her punishment. ... Symbolism a) The birds/ravines: The siting of the birds was very important. ... Significance The title Antigone is important to the drama. ...

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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place sublet to their jurisdiction. ... More importantly, as much as the early English settlers tired to create a society in which mimicked the hierarchal structure of the homeland their success was limited. ... More importantly, we witness a black man owing a black slave and that Johnson and the justice system shared some basic beliefs. ... (pg38Fithian)" I think that quote from Fithina sums up the whole feeling of slavery...

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Being able to think theoretically during research is important in order to create valid statements. When addressing such a wide societal issue such as criminal behavior, one needs to think outside the box, and think more theoretically about the different institutions and structures that are involved and connected to personal crimes of deviance. ... There are a lot of different ways punishment can be looked at through a sociological or criminological viewpoint. ... One cannot simply create a theory exclusively looking at the punishment aspect. ... After making valid connections and inquiries, h...

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As punishment, the boys must each dig a hole a day, five feet deep and five feet across. ... Stanley is the boy who is found responsible for a crime that he didn't commit. ... I thought that the most important quote in the book was that living happily is the best revenge....

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All the gun control laws are not about preventing crime. Law abiding citizens who are armed will prevent crime. ... They do not stop crime while it is happening. ... Predominantly guns of crime are used by gang members. ... Armed citizens pose a risk of punishment to criminals - perhaps more so than does the criminal justice system. ...

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Yet, in the forest, they may feel free to do as they wish and not have to worry about their sin or punishments. ... In the beginning of the novel, the scarlet letter "A" symbolizes shame and punishment. ... Instead of escaping her crime, Hester embraces it. ... Hester accepts her punishment, which is the scarlet letter and knows that it is, in essence, her consequence for her sin. ... The villagers see the "A" as public punishment and a consequence for the sin of adultery that Hester commits. ...

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This is a quote of how Steve Wargenson felt. ... However, the way the criminals obtain the information is more important than what information they actually obtain. ... Still, there was nothing to help these innocent victims until congressmen and Senators started passing bills to place harsher punishments on these perpetrators. ... "In 1998 220,262 persons were arrested for fraud crimes. ... How safe do you feel from white-collar crime? ...

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The second part looks back upon those events in a courtroom, which judges not only Meursault's crime, but also his life. ... It is important to note the sun's consistent role in the chapter. ... This quote is important for two reasons. First, he shows that he has accepted his situation and defied punishment by becoming complacent in jail. ... It is important to note that the focus of the trial was on Meursault's character rather than the crime committed, and he is sentenced to death because he does not "play the game,"" or, in other words, not conform to society's belie...

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Families have no rules to abide by, therefore family responsibility is more important than abiding by the law. ... By openly acknowledging that she was breaking the law Antigone proved that family obligation is much more important. ... Creon himself best described the tragedy, which he brought upon himself in a quote saying, "Nothing you can say can touch me anymore. ... Yet Creon must live his life out by himself, serving the most severe punishment of all: waking up each morning and looking at the face of a murderer. ... Antigone sums it up best, " But I will bury him, and if I must die,...

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Most importantly was the production of cotton. ... "Jim Crow Laws" or racial segregation was soon to play an important roll in history. ... Second, voters were disqualified if convicted of any crimes. ... She insists that the law must bring severe punishment to the lynchers, but that it couldn't be done without public demands to take action such as this. ... She feels as though these spectators are just as guilty as the men committing the crime. ...

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The reader understands that before the monster was brought to life Victor saw the experiment as an important scientific discovery but once the monster awakened he says "how can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe". ... He was too naive to realise the monster would seek revenge which leaves Victor helpless; he did not expect the monster's gruesome crime. ... The punishment he receives is being bound to a rock while an eagle pecks out his liver each day which the Greeks believed would grow back. ... The punishment he receives is the monster's attacks on his family and...

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