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In six pages this report presents a moral argument in opposition of the death penalty and also considers how a greater crime deter...
and Pojman quotes Kant at length in stating: "There is no similarity between life, however wretched it may be, and death, hence ...
there will not be the endless appeals that follow the death sentence (Neumann, 2009). In addition, Wanzenreid notes that capital...
death penalty has a deterrent effect ("Does the Death Penalty Deter?"). Several studies argued in favor of the deterrent because ...
same crime, although clearly the crimes and criminals were different. This is not necessarily fair. When one looks into the trut...
justice seems to supercede mercy (Budziszewski 39). This author, who is a Professor of Government and Philosophy at the University...
car accidents). In light of how diverse murder can be deemed in the courts of law it seems important to note that the death penalt...
history of Arkansas, the first Republican governor for some time, almost a hundred years, and he was a man who believed in many po...
Supreme Court disallows the death penalty for juveniles. This decision was made primary due to the fact that young brains are stil...
all those "red blooded Americans" who have the "love it or leave it" mindset, it might be useful to point out that this list conta...
A 12 page paper which discusses how and why the death penalty is obsolete and useless. Bibliography lists 10 sources....
this implies that if an individual has been convicted of murdering another human being, then the death of that person is justified...
social engineering. Judging from the rampant crime rate that afflicts our nation today, however, additional criminal law is very ...
used (The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney, 2007). In relationship to Oklahoma there was a bill which was passed, "writte...
the topic, some history is in order. How has the death penalty been treated in Christian religions, particularly among the Protest...
be involved with the law when a capital case comes forth. Citizens are faced with ethical dilemmas that they would not come close ...
proposals to standardize this and other sentencing issues so as to increases in criminal activity in certain areas of the country ...
on the bandwagon for the death penalty but rather in him looking more closely at the issues surrounding that penalty. He contends...
The problem with meaning as it relates to Kantian duty is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connotati...
was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly establish [sic] federal law as determined by the Supreme Cour...
The evolution of punishment strategy has gone hand in hand with the evolution of society as a whole. Harris (1996), for example, ...
penalty. It may be argued this is a nature or a nurture difference or may be explained by another factor however whatever the rea...
(Marquand, 1997, p. 1). Dennis Pigman, a minister of the Assembly of God and a former chaplain on the Arkansas death row, believes...
is, if someone commits a heinous crime, they deserve a similar fate. The death penalty is sometimes not nearly as harsh as the cri...
Penalty, 2002). Society has changed considerably since the 14th century BCE, and it is evident that the way in which our so...
and that is a problem. At the same time, for a host of reasons, the death penalty should stay. It is a punishment that is sorely n...
one chosen for consumption. Bill was only 14 years old. Mike dies after rescue and Mark seems to have had a psychotic break. Mark ...
During the 1970s, the case of Furman vs. Georgia pretty much wiped out the constitutionality of capital punishment when the Suprem...
"For it is too extreme and cruel a punishment for theft, and yet not sufficient to refrain men from theft," because there is no pu...
actions if they involve pedophilia, rape or murder. The families of murder victims often wait for a verdict of death and believe t...