"One of the earliest written documents that supported the death penalty was the Code of Hammurabi, which was written on stone tablets around 1760 BC " ("Origins of Capital Punishment "). ... Finally, one must examine if capital punishment is giving the family closure or if it is being inflicted as a form of revenge. ... On the other hand, the opposers see it a form of revenge or retribution; however, revenge is done without proof or thought behind it. ... In the article Don't Confuse Revenge with Justice, by Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D., it states there are 5 distinct differences between reveng...

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But we can't resort to the revenge of "an eye for an eye", because that only would make the punishment as unjust, as immoral and as barbaric as the original crime itself. ... Because he says, "The October 12, 2002 terrorist attacks do not give anyone the right to repeat such a vile act, and to adopt a new philosophy would be a betrayal to the code of behaviour that he has taught to his children. ...

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Our peers and the prominent figures in our lives would often remind us of the negative effects and moral codes that conspire around violence. ... The difference between retributivism theory and utilitarian theory is, the utilitarian theory is justified by the thought of capital punishment achieving crime reduction or other benefits socially, where retributivism theory is justified by almost taking "revenge", but only is done to people who have committed wrong doings. ...

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Case Against the Death Penalty Capital punishment in the United States is a problem that cannot be ignored. It is the legalized taking of another's life, and not a good way to punish criminals. The death penalty has no place in an advanced society like the USA. It should be abolished. One can ...

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The use of the death penalty dates all the way back 1700 B.C. when Iraq implemented The Code of Hammurabi, which was a legal document that contained the first known death penalty laws. ... Some believe that the death penalty is a way of revenge, and that may be true, but the murderer is not being tried by the family he has hurt, he is being tried by his jury. ...

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