Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Capital Punishment - School Essays

Capital Punishment

is the lawful infliction of the death
penalty and since ancient times it has been used to punish a wide variety
of offenses. The Bible prescribes death for murder and many other crimes
such as kidnapping and witchcraft. In the 1500's in England only the major
felonies carried the death penalty. Some of these felonies are treason,
murder, larceny, burglary, rape, and arson. In the 1800's however ,
parilament had enacted many new capital offenses, and hundreds of persons
were being sentenced to death each year. In the United States prior to the
civil war the death penalty was imposed on slaves for many crimes, but the
penalty for others were less severe.Although people argue that the ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

say he's already being punished.

However the states don't keep all murders in jail forever. Some
of these criminals will get out and will probably start all over again. Its
not that they have to kill, but they have a problem. Problem or no problem
the states just can't let a killer get away with it. These criminals are
taking an innocent persons life and they get to live. They also get a place
to live, free food and don't have to pay for nothing. They get to kick back
while another family suffers for it. If the don't care about killing
somebody they won't mind if you execute them or else they wounldn't have
done it. Rarly do you see a person kill another person and he doesn't mean
it.

Secondly there is no punishment that you can give a murderer.
There is nothing painful enough you can do to a person who has killed a
loved one. These criminals don't deserve a punishent. Punishment is for
people who are doing smaller crimes. A murderer will kill again because ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.

Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE:

APA
MLA
Chicago
Turabian

Capital Punishment. (2005, August 17). Retrieved December 23, 2024, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Capital-Punishment/31797

"Capital Punishment." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 17 Aug. 2005. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Capital-Punishment/31797>

"Capital Punishment." Essayworld.com. August 17, 2005. Accessed December 23, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Capital-Punishment/31797.

JOIN NOW

Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays

PAPER DETAILS

Added: 8/17/2005 04:00:01 AM
Category: Legal Issues
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 527
Pages: 2

Save |

Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS

Save and find your favorite essays easier