defense that comes from the Bible: an eye for eye, and a limb for a limb. I on

the otherhand believe otherwise. Punishment by death, in my opinion, is a

very barbaric way of penalization . In the world, it is known that at least

2500 prisoners are executed in at least 37 different countries, on an annual

basis. There will be various statistics, opinions, history, and background

information discussed through out the residuum of this thesis.

The history of the death penalty, dates back to the days of Hammurabi

and his code to the days of the present. The methods nowadays are certainly

different, but the objective and goal has remained the same. The earliest

known date of any form of organized capital punishment was in 1750 B.C.,

with Hammurabi and his code. The Bible prescribed death for more than 30

different crimes, including: murder, treason, theft, arson, and rape, to name a

few. In the Medieval Times, treason ( grand and petty ) murder, larceny,

rape, and arson were all crimes recognized as punishable by death. During

the reigns of King Canute and William the Conqueror, it was not used at all.

By 1800, though, more than 200 crimes

America. A few African and no Asian or Arab nations have abolished it.

human life is concerned, you should proceed with caution. In the case that

states that do not. When a local execution occurs, the murder rates do not

long ago, the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional. Also, statistics show it

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