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    Capital punishment also known as the death penalty is a government sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. In 2004 four (China, Iran, Vietnam and the US) accounted for 97 percent of all global executions. On average, every 9-10 days a government in the United States executes a prisoner.(kathy Gill 2017) There are a lot of different kinds of capital punishment. Capital punishment was the use of long time ago, in this time a lot of country cancel

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    Capital punishment is nothing new; executions have taken place for centuries. Capital punishment is utilized throughout the world. Thirty-six countries currently use the death penalty in law and practice. One hundred and three countries have abolished the death penalty completely. Whereas, six countries currently retain the death penalty for special circumstances, such as war crimes (CIA World Factbook). Whether capital punishment is an effective measure to curb future violent crimes is still debated

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    Capital punishment also know as death penalty is a government sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. There are a lot of different kind of capital punishment. Capital punishment was use from long time ago, in this time a lot of country cancel Capital Punishment. In this time for Capital Punishment is use Lethal Injection.In America there 33 states have Capital Punishment, and other 17 states cancel the Capital Punishment. Capital Punishment should

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    to happen to those that chose to inflict such harm on you and your family. The answer, capital punishment, a form of punishment that is often times under heavy fire for being a form of cruel and unusual punishment. In my eyes, capital punishment is not at all wrong and in most cases where it is enforced it’s justified. To begin with, those put on death row are their for a reason and deserve capital punishment for the heinous crimes they have committed. As mentioned before just think one day your

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    kind of punishment there is. There is no greater punishment than death itself. Currently, fifty-eight nations practice the death penalty. Canada is not one of them as Canada abolished the death penalty in 1976. As violence becomes an increasing concern for Canadians, some are calling for the reinstatement of capital punishment. Most people that believe in the death penalty believe that capital punishment will reduce and or stop violent crimes. Although, those who do not believe in capital punishment

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    Issues of Capital Punishment The assumption of the capital punishment in the United States was to scare and punishment prisoners, in the hope that they would not continue to live a life of crime (Schubert). The capital punishment also known as the death penalty is a government sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. It is emphasizing though the ethical theories of retribution and utilitarianism, which focus more on matching the punishment to the

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    Capital Punishment was basically thought of for the good of society. The objective of Capital Punishment is to stop people from committing violent and offensive acts. Capital Punishment or the death penalty has failed however, to prevent or discourage crime. Moreover, it is cruel and gruesome. At present there are five methods of execution. The most commonly used form of execution is by lethal injection. In this method the convict is first injected with sodium thiopental, which puts him to sleep

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    “Capital punishment is literally a life-and-death issue. Sometimes called the death penalty, it is the execution of people who have been found guilty of offenses considered to be capital crimes. In 2015, twenty-eight people (including one woman) were executed in the United States” (“Capital Punishment, Par. 1). During the 15th century in England, there were seven capitals crimes, the crimes included treason, murder, larceny, burglary, rape, and arson. However, currently in the United States, murder

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    The death penalty was fundamentally thought of for the benefit of society. The objective of Capital Punishment or Death penalty is to stop people from committing violent and offensive acts. The death penalty or capital punishment has however flopped in any case , to avoid or discourage crime. At present there are five methods of execution. The most commonly used form of execution is by lethal injection. In this method the convict is first injected with sodium thiopental, which puts the person to

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    Capital punishment is a topic highly debated upon. For years the court systems have been debating whether the criminals deserve this strict punishment or not. However, despite the verdict from the judge, people have still been divided on whether capital punishment does more harm than good. A major subject that comes up is if the government has a justifiable reason for killing convicted people. Some only look at the negative but there are plenty of reasons why this is a positive action. Capital punishment

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