Justin- 1.) When was the death penalty first instated and who was the first victim?
Answer: For a while, "As far back as the Ancient Laws of China, the death penalty has been established as a punishment for crimes. In the 18th Century BC, the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon codified the death penalty for twenty five different crimes, although murder was not one of them. The first death sentence historically recorded occurred in 16th Century BC Egypt where the wrongdoer, a member of nobility, was accused of magic, and ordered to take his own life. During this period non-nobility was usually killed with an ax."
Peter- 2.) What are the methods of execution of a prisoner?
Most commonly used (Also primary choice) would be lethal injection, but there is also electrocution, gas chamber, hanging, and firing squad in U.S. history. These methods make me quake but they are all rather extreme and rarely used (especially in modern times) there was only one recorded fire squad execution and few of the other weird ones, also only premitted in the most extremist of states (death-penalty wise). The more modernly accepted method is the lethal injection which is still sort of harsh.
Nataley- 3.) When is the death penalty used?
In our country, the death penatly can only be used for "willful murder" which i guess is clearly murdering someone to the first degree. I guess this means that if someone has either admitted to murder or has been caught red handed killing someone? Or maybe if they are unquestionably guilty, there really should be a definate way to figure out if a person is guilty before they execute them. Otherwise there could be someone killed who was indeed innocent! such as in the crucible with the salem witch trials.
http://library.thinkquest.org/28172/ddeathpe.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/execution/readings/history.html
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