Hittite code was put into place as the death penalty. 7th century Draconian code of Athens made the death penalty the only option for when you committed a crime. ... Kind of some crazy laws punishable by the death penalty, right? ... He also abolished crucifixion and the death penalty itself during his reign. ... But we couldn't allow criminals free just because there was no longer a death penalty. ... By almost 1900, 18 states had gone from mandatory to discretional death penalties. ...

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The government has the resources necessary to restrain criminals without resorting to the death penalty. ... We believe the death penalty should be used if it is the only possible way of defending human lives against the unjust aggressor. ... Florida, along with Texas, has made the most liberal use of the death penalty. ... The death penalty does indeed teach a lesson. ... The practice of the death penalty weakens socially-based inhibitions against the taking of human life. ...

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Introduction Capital Punishment or Death Penalty is a penalty of death imposed on a criminal convicted of a serious crime. ... The usual alternative to the death penalty is a long-term or life imprisonment. ... Internationally, the United States is one of the leaders in the use of the death penalty. ... In the Philippines, a law was passed in 1993 re-imposing the death penalty after its abolition. ... According to the anti-death penalty advocates most people who were sentenced to death are poor people. ...

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