In point of fact, as the eloquent testimony of soaring crime rates in Florida and Texas shows, society does not get better when the state kills killers. ... Cruel and Unusual Punishment in the 8th Amendment In the late 70's, the US ended a 10 year hiatus on Capital Punishment. During this break from public executions, the crime rate in the U.S. did not rise. ... I therefore offer you my wholehearted support in this important cause. - Christian Griffiths, Melbourne, Australia Thank you for your informative and well written newsletter. ... Pius X Church, Conyers, Ga. 11) QUOTE...

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This is an important issue because it concerns fundamental moral and political questions about the way law and order solves a problem in society. ... Moreover, Scalia claimed that according to the Bible, the death penalty is not something that supports the culture of death like the other death-related crimes such as abortion or euthanasia but a mere punishment of the guilty. ... The punishment sentenced to the people who committed the crime is merely a reason to express the revenge of the affected family. ... Crime doers are humans. ... Politicians tell the world that they take crime seriously...

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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 has been used in various crimes ranging from rape to the more recent crimes of terrorism and mass murders. ... The majority of their evidence comes from the Old Testament of the Bible in which it recommends the use of capital punishment for a certain number of crimes. There are also other people that quote the Sixth Commandment which reads, "Thou Shall Not Commit Murder." However, these interpretations of various passages from the either the Bible or the Commandments are often quoted out of context which then corrupts the sympathetic attitude of Judaism and Christianity, in which they both...

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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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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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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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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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Nevertheless, many consider imprisonment to be the punishment of choice. ... When a prisoner is released, has he really paid for his crime? ... This issue is of concern not only to those whose lives have been touched by crime, but also to everyone else. ... "Most of my fellow inmates started off with petty crime, then they moved up to property crime, and finally they graduated to serious offenses against other humans,"" he says. ... While prisons may take criminals off the streets for a while, it seem that they do little-if anything-to deter crime in the long term. ...

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