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Extractions: Rules that certain states follow in applying the death penalty were impacted by separate decisions of the Supreme Court in June. In one, the justices said that executing mentally retarded prisoners convicted of murder is excessive punishment. In the second, they declared it unconstitutional for judges, rather than jurors, to decide the factors that send a person to death row. Most analysts did not see the rulings as necessarily leading toward abolition of capital punishment. Those two decisions and other developments concerning the death penalty, said a Washington Post analysis on June 25, "could just as easily fit into an age-old American trend of embracing the death penalty while struggling to cleanse it of moral and intellectual conundrums." On June 19 the court ruled that executing mentally retarded inmates is cruel and "excessive" punishment. "We are not persuaded that the execution of mentally retarded criminals will measurably advance the deterrent or the retributive purpose of the death penalty," said Justice John Paul Stevens, who wrote the 6-3 decision. It is the first time the high court has ruled on such executions since 1989, when in a 5-4 opinion Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote that no "national consensus" existed on the issue.
Extractions: Home CJ Ethics Penology Buy ... CJ Ethics The Capital Punishment section of Criminal Justice Ethics contains a series of article that sketch out some of the themes in the debate. For more information, read Paul's columns about Mumia Abu-Jamal and televising McVeigh's exection Nathanson argues against the proposition that just deserts leads to executions. He believes it is difficult to be able to know what people deserve, and setting up an institution to consistently deliver just deserts is different from the outcome in an individual case. The analogy he uses is putting a grade on essay exams and trying to decide between an A- and a B+. Randomness in some judging is acceptable, but discrepancies in the death penalty are not. People should be held responsible and punished, but "we ought not feel confident that we can judge the precise degree of punishment that people morally deserve, and even if we could do this, we ought not feel confident that our criminal justice system actually does so" (p 422) Death Penalty Information Center Ethics Updates Death Penalty resources Cost, Deterrence, Incapacitation, Brutalization and the Death Penalty
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Extractions: MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE LIBRARY - SAN JACINTO CAMPUS - LIBRARY PATHFINDERS; 1 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: GUIDE TO LIBRARY RESOURCES "Death for whatever crime and all circumstances is truly an awesome punishment. The calculated killing of a human being by the state involves, by its very nature, a denial of the executed person's humanity an executed person has indeed 'lost' the right to have rights." William Brennan Gregg v. Georgia SOCIAL PATHOLOGY. WELFARE. CRIMINOLOGY Criminal justice administration Capital punishment Arguments in favor of capital punishment Arguments against capital punishment Imprisonment LAW OF THE UNITED STATES (FEDERAL) Criminal law Capital punishment Day, Nancy. The Death Penalty for Teens: a Pro/Con Issue . Berkeley Heights, CA: Enslow Publishers, 2000. (Hot Pro/Con Issues) REF HV8699.U5.D3 2000 Examines the death penalty for juveniles from all points of view, including a history of the topic and how societies all over deal with the issue. Includes a bibliography and index. Death Penalty: Opposing Viewpoints / Paul A. Winters, ed. 3rd ed. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1997. (Opposing Viewpoints) REF HV8694.D385 1997
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Extractions: John 7:53-8:11 In the last 2 years our state has executed six people and our nation has executed 131 individuals. Since 1976, our country has executed 880 people ( ). 880 individuals, many of them, doubtless, were some of the most heinous monsters this world has ever seen and probably all of them were deserving of justice. Our legislatures have passed these death penalty laws and our politicians largely are supportive of them. The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty is legal and not cruel and unusual punishment. And it is supported by a large majority of Americans. So, the issue is easy, right? Not by a long shot. The story of the woman caught in adultery has interesting parallels today, but many of the specific details have changed. Instead of early in the morning, executions now usually occur late at night. They're not carried out by the religious authorities, but by the secular judicial system. Instead of coming before Jesus asking for mercy, the prisoners go before a judge, a jury, or a president or governor. The fate of the defendant, his or her life, lies with these individuals. They make the decision about whether or not these people live or die. What a responsibility! And like the woman, who is singled out for special punishment while the man is let off the hook, our society often singles out the poor, minorities, and the defenseless for execution. For example, 35% of all defendants executed are black, while blacks only make up around 12% of the overall population. Since 1976, 12 white men have been executed for murdering black victims, while 180 black men have been executed for murdering white victims (
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Extractions: Abstract A lthough the Parliament of Canada abolished the death penalty as a sentencing option in 1976 (Amnesty International, 1987), a majority of Canadians (approximately 65-75%) have indicated that they would support a return of the death penalty (Reid, 1987). Furthermore, calls for the reintroduction of the death penalty by politicians and others occur frequently. As a result of the public's apparent support for capital punishment, and the possibility of its return, it is important to continue studying factors that influence people's attitudes regarding the death penalty.
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Extractions: What the Vatican has said The definitive Latin edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, issued in September 1997, states that although the death penalty would be theoretically permissible in instances when it is "the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor," such instances are "practically non-existent" in today's world, given the resources available to governments for restraining criminals. The Catechism language (click here for text) reflects the views of Pope John Paul II, expressed in his 1995 encyclical "The Gospel of Life." More recently, at his Sept. 13, 2000 general audience in St. Peter's Square, the Holy Father expressed his hope "that there no longer be recourse to capital punishment, given that states today have the means to efficaciously control crime, without definitively taking away an offender's possibility to redeem himself." "The new evangelization calls for followers of Christ who are unconditionally pro-life: who will acclaim, celebrate and serve the Gospel of life in every situation. A sign of hope is the increasing recognition that the dignity of human life must never be taken away, even in the case of someone who has done great evil. Modern society has the means of protecting itself, without definitively denying criminals the chance to reform."
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Extractions: in: Christian Review , VOL.4 (FRANKLIN COLLEGE, JUNE, 1847), NO. 6: 181-189 In our May No. we gave a few reasons for believing that the law of Physical Punishment is no part of the christian code. It will be our object in the present essay to show: IN WHAT SENSE GOD IS THE SAVIOR AND GOVERNOR OF ALL MEN. THAT CHRISTIANS ARE SO PECULIAR A PEOPLE AS NOT TO BE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN THE EXECUTION OF SOME FEATURES OF MOST WORLDLY GOVERNMENTS. WE SHALL ALSO ATTEMPT TO ANSWER SOME OF THE ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BY CHRISTIANS. On these points, it is important to be very explicit. With regard to the first, the Apostle says: "God is the Savior of all men," "He sends the rain upon the just and unjust," and "It is in Him, weall the worldlive and move and have our being," and He is "The Father of us all." As this is God's world by creation and preservation, it is His good pleasure to govern the nations of the earth. Not a "sparrow" falls to the ground" without the cognizance of the Deity. Every thing in Nature exhibits the Heavenly Father's extraordinary care for the well being of his intelligent creatures. Every provision has been made for the sustenance of man, and there are wise adaptations in the laws of Nature, to contribute to his preservation and happiness. Thus we see, in what sense the Almighty is the Savior of all men. Next, we shall proceed to the discussion of the question:
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Extractions: IS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SANCTIONED BY DIVINE AUTHORITY? We may, indeed, have as exaggerated views of our own attainments in this our "age of reason", "march of mind", and brilliant advances into the mysteries of nature, as they had of themselves and their attainments. Posterity, too, may look back upon our age as we are wont to contemplate ages long since passed away, and wish, as "duteous sons, their fathers had been more wise." Certain it is, that we are not satisfied with ourselves, and that a spirit of inquiry, revolution and change is now abroad in the land, which no man can limit or restrain. We live in the midst of a great moral revolution. Opinions held sacred by our fathers, usages consecrated by the devotion of ages, institutions venerated by the most venerable of mankind are now subjected to the same cold, rigid analysis, and made to pass through the same unsparing ordeal, to which the most antiquated errors and the most baseless hypotheses of the most reckless innovators are now so /312/ unmercifully doomed. Few, indeed, of the most popular theories of the Pagan schools on the great subject of man's social and moral relations, have, when cast into this fiery furnace, like Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, came out unscathed. Times of revolution are, however, more or less, dangerous times. For, as in the tumultuous rage of passions long pent up, and in the fitful frenzy of an inflamed multitude long down- trodden, the innocent with the guilty are sometimes immolated on the same altar, reared to the presiding genius of revolt; so truths rightfully enthroned in the judgement of the intelligent, and deeply cherished in the hearts of the faithful, are in times of great excitement, and in the reign of scepticism, repudiated as reprobate silver, and sacrificed at the shrine of a licentious and indiscriminating spirit of innovation.
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Extractions: Punishment and the Death Penalty There are a number of helpful types of resources available on the web that relate to punishment in general and capital punishment in particular. These include links to court decisions, legislation, statistical information, and information about particular sites. Ethics Videos "Shame, Stigma, and Punishment" Keynote Address
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Extractions: Capital Punishment in Modern Times. It must be borne in mind that the killing of a person guilty of grievous crime does not, in primitive society, belong to the class of deliberate ordinances enacted by the community. It is rather a form of the impulse of revenge, which the primitive institutions of all the older civilized nations first tolerate, and then regulate and uphold or limit (see B LOOD -R EVENGE ... Ex. xxi. 12 sqq.) the murderer is exposed to the pursuit of the avenger of blood, and the elders of the community cooperate only to the extent of driving the fugitive from an asylum and delivering him to the avenger. In the case of the other crimes mentioned in Ex. xxi. the punishment of death is either private vengeance, or at most a sort of tribal vengeance or lynch law. As late as the period of Deut. xix.
Date Wed, 4 Mar 1998 122318 -0600 From Rick Halperin Rhalperi statements opposing capital punishment are products of socialaction committees ratherthan votes by the membership. Polls show that religious people favor the http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/dp/reldir/rick1
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Extractions: Home Network Sites BravesBeat Braves Journal **No Pepper** Braves Buzz ... The Rap Report Rosters Atlanta Richmond Greenville Myrtle Beach ... International Schedules Atlanta Richmond Greenville Myrtle Beach ... Danville Forums Forums Home Major League Minor League Off-Topic Journals Zach Miner Bryan Digby Former Braves Other Article Archives Photos Home Draft Home Meet the Staff ... Email Us Feb 15, 2004, 19:31 ( Last Updated: Jun 1st, 2004 - 00:48:29 This subject is very controversial but the name of my game is to address any issue with complete honesty and the ability to explain my thinking. Many times, I find that a discussion on capital punishment is confused by the introduction of other issues, which doesnt allow us to be able to view capital punishment in absolute terms. The most controversial issue of our time, Abortion; Pro-Choice vs. Pro-Life, has practically nothing to do with capital punishment, yet is always presented as evidence of convoluted thinking by specific Americans. Heres the way Capital Punishment is implemented in the United States: The subject I taught at a Brooklyn Intermediate School was Law. Some of you may laugh because you know I was teaching a relatively heavy subject to children in Grades 6, 7, and 8. It was listed as a minor pool, the equivalent of an elective that one opts for in College. There wasnt a real curriculum although others had taught it before and turned it into; teacher lectures, students listen and take notes, and teacher leads a regulated group discussion in the classroom, type of class.
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Extractions: Dear Mr. xxxx, Thank you for advising us of the campaign that Amnesty International is launching on the subject of the death penalty and for your invitation to express the views of the Baha'i International Community. As capital punishment is a subject that is dealt with explicitly in the Baha'i Scriptures, we feel that we can best respond by sharing with you the attached copy of a statement we have recently drafted, elaborating the relevant principles as we see them. We hope that this is of assistance. We would not want to close without taking this opportunity to express, as well, the admiration of Baha'is everywhere for the spirit that motivates the work of your organization and for the immense contribution you are making in the field of human rights. Faithfully, Douglas Martin, Director-General Enclosure (below) CAPITAL PUNISHMENT The past two or three decades have seen a growing trend in many countries to re-examine the question of capital punishment. In the view of the Baha'i community this discussion is a development much to be welcomed. It is clear from contemporary reports in the media, together with submissions made by such responsible agencies as Amnesty International, that the way in which civil authorities in a number of countries are using this most serious of punishments can in no way be reconciled with the principles of the United Nations instruments to which the governments of those countries have subscribed. In yet other jurisdictions, disproportionately high percentages of persons representing ethnic minorities among the executed raise disturbing doubts of yet another kind. Nor can one be indifferent to the body of evidence suggesting that, in a great many cases, capital punishment is accompanied by conditions that impose an unnecessary and unacceptable degree of suffering.
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