eye for an eye" is found in the Bible. In the middle ages fines, public

humiliation and imprisonment were appropriate punishments for all crimes,

and death penalty for all murders. Today, Federal law states that the death

penalty is to be enforced with convicted criminals for: treason; deserting

armed forces during wartime; murder committed by a soldier; kidnapping and

murder that involves crossing state lines; murder committed during an airplane

hijacking; and of course, homicide. The death penalty is also called for

punishment of for: attempting to kill anyone investigating or prosecuting his or

her activities; advising, directing, authorizing or assisting in the murder of

someone. Also, The Anti-Drug abuse act of 1988 calls for the death penalty

for all drug related killings. Along with that, The bill amending sec. 848 to

controlled substances act calls for the death penalty or life imprisonment for

certain drug offences possession of 10 or more kg of heroin, cocaine,

phencyclidine or analogue. Added to that, The drug kingpin act sates the use

of death penalty for convicted major drug dealers caught with huge quantities

show that there is no relation between crime rates with death penalty states

favorable punishment for people who have committed crimes, it has no effect

a 1986 poll 70% of Americans favored the death penalty as a punishment for

on the deteration of crimes. Statistics show that there is no relationship

Canada got rid of the death penalty. In 1986 the crime rate decreased to

states to non- death penalty states. These clearly show that the death penalty

York lowered crime rates by putting more police officers on the street, not by

Before the date of the execution there were 26 murders executed and after

execution before the committed their crime. They committed the crime even

shows that the number of murders rise and the number of executions

were confronted with capital punishment administered without recourse, by

more police officers will cost a lot of money, but that will only be temporary.

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