It's classified to be the most severe punishment for criminals that have committed the most severe crimes such as murder or rape. ... In 1993, criminals on parole committed 84,800 crimes, this included 13,200 murders, 12,900 rapes and 49,500 robberies.... Criminals are sent to a state or federal prison where they stay locked up but can work in the prison for money and get an education. ...
If you lock someone in a cell and take away their television privileges (like a naughty twelve year old) you are still putting prison guards and other inmates at risk. ... On December 7, 1984, Benny Lee Chafton kidnapped, raped and murdered a nine year old girl. ...
With evidence like this, people must ask then, why continue with capital punishment when it does not scare criminals away from committing a rape or killing another human. ... One can't imagine how sickening it must feel to be locked up in a cell for years just knowing that once freed from...
Let's say there is a trial and a person is found guilty of committing a crime such as rape. ... Another student at the Inter-American University stated: "I believe that locking up a criminal between 4 walls and have him contemplating how he ended up in jail and either feel remorse for his crime or anger because of the outcome for a lifetime until death is a far greater punishment rather than 5 seconds of pain and then lights out and feel nothing at all." ...
English Law recognized seven major crimes by the end of the 15th century: treason, murder, larceny, burglary, rape and arson. ... Seven people have been executed recently, three for rape. ... A device could also be placed in a prisoner's mouth and kept in place by tying and locking a chain around his or her neck. ...
The same argument goes for arsonists - should they be burned and should rapists be raped? ... We also discussed that capital punishment can not be supported by deterrence as most murders are committed when someone is panicking or emotional, and also that re-offenders of murders can be locked away in prison, but murderers rarely re-offend. ...
