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The Death Penalty - Online Term Paper

The Death Penalty

has existed for well over 4000 years. In 1728 BC the
code of Hamurabe was passed to allow legal execution. For centuries capital
punishment was a public spectacle: states used executions to demonstrate the
ultimate consequence of attacking the state. During the 18th century in England
executions attracted tens of thousands of people in some cases there would be
riots. Also in England the church was allowed to burn people alive at the stake
for the crime of heresy. Under Queen Mary Tutor (the infamous "Bloody Mary")
thousands were executed just for not returning to the Catholic faith. Most of
these executions took place in the market place so the public would be aware of
what would ...

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It is called hanging, drawing and
countering. First you would be dragged to the place of execution on a hurdle.
This is a type of sled that was attached to the back of a horse. You would be
hanged to the brink of death before being cut down. The third stage of the
execution is that the persons gentiles would be cut off and burned in front of
the body before it was cut from the going to the chest and the intestines would
be taken out and also burned, after the body would be cut into four pieces and
the head would be displayed for the public. In one case a man at the point of
the hanging took a literal running jump in order to break his neck but
unfortunately the cord broke instead. This caused him to be totally conscious
for the rest of the execution.
In some parts of the world executions are still performed in keeping
with traditions of the Catholic church. In the Philippines, since the church
believes that Christ died at 3:00 in the afternoon, every execution done in ...

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Added: 6/16/2006 07:07:11 PM
Category: Legal Issues
Type: Premium Paper
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