Capital Punishment And The Death Penalty

There are many methods of execution that have been used throughout the years. The most popular have been lethal injection, electrocution, and hanging. The lethal injection is the newest method of execution, and quickly became the most popular one. In 1982 the United States became the first country to use the lethal injection to carry out capital punishment. Lethal injection machine exist, and they were used by several states once, but now most states now opt to perform the injections manually due to the fear of mechanical failure. Electrocution was a popular form of capital punishment in 1880’s. In 1889, William Kemmler was sentenced to death, in Auburn Prison's electric chair, first in the country. Hanging was the primary method of execution

In about 33 or more states Lethal injection is still a method of execution. The lethal injection includes 2 needles connected with a tube that follows a series of medication killing the inmates. The series has the first sequence of just saline which has no effect. The second sequence is sodium thiopental this is an anesthetic which tends puts the inmate to rest. The last two sequences are pancuronium bromide (paralyzes entire system and discontinue breathing) and potassium chloride which is the final blow and stops the heartbeat. Fox News recommended that The electrocution method is not used in recent times except for 8 states. This method consist of shaving the inmate's body completely, a cleansing process with saline then appliance of jelly like creme, and finally after applying the metal skull cap they begin the process with “ Executioners usually give more than one jolt of electricity, to make sure the inmate is dead.“ (Fox News pg1,paragraph 11) Sometimes they have to repeat the jolt a second time assure that the inmate is dead. In all of these methods there is a doctor to instruct the procedure making sure that things go

Long tubes connect the needle through a hole in a cement block wall to several intravenous drips. The first is a harmless saline solution that is started immediately. Then, at the warden 's signal, a curtain is raised exposing the inmate to the witnesses in an adjoining room. Then, the inmate is injected with sodium thiopental - an anesthetic, which puts the inmate to sleep. Next flows pavulon or pancuronium bromide, which paralyzes the entire muscle system and stops the inmate 's breathing. Finally, the flow of potassium chloride stops the heart. Death results from anesthetic overdose and respiratory and cardiac arrest while the condemned person is unconscious. (Ecenbarger, 1994 and Weisberg, 1991) Medical ethics preclude doctors from participating in executions. However, a doctor will certify the inmate is dead.” Lethal injection is a more humane way of executing someone, as opposed to electrocution.

Electrocution was first practiced in New York City by the use of an electric chair. The person is strapped to a chair with belts across his chest, legs, and arms and a metal skullcap-shaped is then attached to the forehead. It will run between 500 and 2000 volts, which can take about 30 seconds for the inmate to lose his life (Death Penalty Information, 2014). Another use of execution was the use of the gas chamber during the 1920s. Gee Jon was the first prisoner on which the gas chamber was used. The officers of the prison, in Nevada, pumped gas into his cell while he was sleeping. Firing Squad is a method of execution that is mainly practiced in the state of Utah. This was done by having the prisoner stand 20 feet away from the guards, and the five of the guards would aim with .30 caliber rifles and shoot at the prisoner's heart. The prisoner would then die as a result of blood loss. The last practice of execution that was done until the 1890s was hanging. This was a primary form of execution used in the United States. “If the

Death penalty is the last torment for criminals who committed a capital crime, like murder or assault. Although majority of the states – precisely 34 states in total – are among the list of the death penalty states, some states still consider executions as unethical and extremely brutal. Throughout the decades, a few cases constitute cruel and unusual punishment. In the article, “Death penalty now cruel and unusual,” James Fox stated that the execution of Joseph Rudolph Wood, a double-murder convict, constitute cruel and unusual for the reason that Wood’s execution by lethal injection took two hours when the lethal injection procedure should have only taken ten minutes. In addition to the unusually long execution, Wood revealed signs of extreme pain during the execution (Fox). Moreover, United States District Court declared California’s lethal injection protocol unconstitutional after a painful execution in 2006 (PLoS Medicine Editors). Painful deaths constitute cruel and unusual

Capital punishment has been a part of the U.S criminal justice system for centuries. The death penalty has been the most controversial aspect. The death penalty is legal in 33 states but the rest of the 19 states abolished it. There are over half of Americans that support the death penalty while the rest of them believe that it is unacceptable. People who support the death penalty believe that capital punishment lowers future crime rates, but people who are against it believe that it is a cruel and think innocent people could be mistakenly put to death for something they did not do. Capital punishment should be allowed because it saves lives, decrease the homicide rate, and saves more money for the government.

The death penalty or capital punishment is a type of sentence that carries an outcome of death. This type of punishment has been a heated topic and gets voted on around the country. The death penalty has been a form of punishment throughout human history and across societies, most commonly used for the

   Old Sparky and Gruesome Gertie (affectionate names for the electric chair) have taken the lives of many, even the innocent (Finnerty 18). They are prejudiced and lack compassion. However, many Americans believe that they represent justice. Capital punishment does not represent justice, but vengeance and hate. Among the 7,000 people estimated to have been killed in the United States between 1900 and 1985, at least 23 were innocent (Finnerty 18). In at least 8 of 261 executions performed since 1976, something went wrong; for example, the executioner couldn't find a good vein, or the first jolt of electricity failed to do the trick (Finnerty 18). An innocent person, let alone 23 that

Capital punishment has been a long debated topic of discussion for decades in the United States. Additional controversy over the United States death penalty has risen from a 2014 botched execution in the state of Oklahoma. The incident occurred when the lethal injection was administered and the “drugs meant to kill a convicted murderer did not, though he later died of a heart attack.” (LA Times) The article from the LA Times discusses political backgrounds and climate for capital punishment. There is an argument that we should abolish capital punishment in the United States, while some argue we need to uphold crime and punishment. The article discusses

In the United States of America, the death penalty has been carried out in more humane ways than other countries. Our country inherited our death penalty laws from the British when they settled here in the sixteenth century (DIPC). America in the past used, lethal injection, electrocution, hanging and gas chambers. Oklahoma was the first state to implement lethal injection; but Texas was the first to use the tedious process. It requires strapping the inmate down to a gurney, then having a member of the execution team put heart monitors on their body, then putting a needle in usable veins in each arm. Long tubes connect to several intravenous drips. The first thing to go through the tubes is saline, then when given the signal the inmate is injected

The Death penalty is the punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime. The Death Penalty is active in 33 states and the U.S. military and all of them have lethal injection authorized. Lethal injection is the method of 2 needles are inserted into veins of the arm. The first is a saline solution that is started immediately. The inmate is then injected with sodium thiopental- an anesthetic, which puts them to sleep. After that pavulon or pancuronium bromide, which paralyze the entire muscle system and stops the inmate from breathing. And lastly potassium chloride stops the heart. The other methods include electrocution, gas chamber, firing squad, and hanging. All 4 other processes are done as humane as possible without causing too much harm over a long period of time. Most people that are put on death row have killed other humans which is why these methods are used. Even if they kill others they are still human so they are put out of their misery as harmlessly and quickly as

A metal skullcap-shaped electrode is placed tightly to the scalp and forehead over a sponge moistened with saline (The sponge must not be too wet or the saline short-circuits the electric current, and not too dry, as it would then have a very high resistance) to endure electrocution. An extra cathode is moistened with conductive jelly (Electro-Creme) and asserted as a portion of the prisoner's leg that has been shaved to reduce resistance from electricity and then the prisoner is then blindfolded. After the team, has left the observation room, the chief signals the executioner, who then pulls a handle to link the power supply to a jolt of between 500 and 2000 volts, that last for about 30 seconds. Gas Chamber is the third method used in states for the death penalty. The inmate is strapped down to a chair in an airtight chamber. Located under the chair is a pail of sulfuric acid connected to a long stethoscope to the inmate. Once the inmate is cleared for the gas, the executioner flicks a lever that will release crystals of sodium cyanide into the pail under the chair. Firing Squad is the least method used in states for the death penalty. Usually the inmate is bound to a seat with straps across the waist and head, while in front of an oval-shaped canvas wall. The chair is grounded by sandbags to captivate the inmate's blood during the

The victim of the death penalty is strapped down and fully restrained while on a bed, and then injected by multiple needles with harmful chemicals in order to end the inmate’s life. However, this is often not the case as there have been many records of inmates having botched executions, meaning that they are taking very long to kill

A man sits immobile in a steel chair with a metal cap resting on his bald head. A priest reads selections from the Bible telling him he will go to Heaven if he confesses his sins to God. The man just smiles as the security guard pulls the switch, and one thousand volts of electricity flows through the man's body. His entire frame shakes in convulsions as his head bobs up and down with the shock. In a couple of seconds the man's life is over. The priest prays, makes the sign of the cross on his chest, and, turning slowly, walks out the door. Capital punishment has been around for many years and has spanned many centuries.

Capital punishment is defined as “the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes” (Meriam-Webster Dictionary). Crimes that carry the death penalty are classified as capital offenses and include murder, terrorism, espionage, and genocide. In order for a person to be sentence to death, first, they have to go through a two-step process in the justice system known as a bifurcated trial. The first step of the trial is proving that the person committed the crime, and the second step is determining if the death penalty will be imposed. Once both requisites have been accomplished by the prosecution team, and the person has been found guilty by the jurors, the convicted person gets sent to prison to await the execution