1. Capital punishment
The most famous people to be executed are Socrates and Jesus. ... Throughout history, governments have been extremely inventive in finding ways to execute people. ... The fear of death deters people from committing crimes. ... A black man who kills a white person is 11 times more likely to receive the death penalty than a white man who kills a black person. ... Before the 1970s, when the death penalty for rape was still used in many states, no white men were guilty of raping nonwhite women, whereas most black offenders found guilty of raping a white woman were executed. ...
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