The Death Penalty

Presentation byCynthia Anthea Küchler-Völkel

Were does it came from? Until 2000 B.C. there existed an unwrittenlaw

„vandetta“ a life for a life About 1000 years later the death penalty was for:

Violence aigenst the parentsKidnappingSorcery and witchcraftTo worship the „wrong“ gods and to offer

them sacrificesAdulteryHomosexualityBlasphemy etc…

It still took till 1997 to remove the death penalty in all EU Member States

Were do you get executed?

Egypt Lebanon Afghanistan Malaysia China Mongolia Guatemala North Korea India

Pakistan

Irak Saudi Arabia Thailand Turkey Iran The USA

Jordan Byelorussia

Which crimes are reasons to get sentenced to death ?

Bank robbery (only in Saudi Arabia) Slave trade (only in China) Robbery followed by death of the

victim (only in the USA) Rape Corruption (only in China) Drug dealing and ownership (from a

certain amount on)

The pros and cons of the death penaltyPros

A just response to the worst crimes

A necessary protection of society by removing the killer

A possible deterrent Less expensive than

keeping the murderer in prison for years

Somebody who rapes and kills a child deserves death

Cons Kill a murderer? That is not

better than his crimes! Safety is also established

by keeping the killer imprisoned

Not just the criminal gets punished but also his relatives

We should make use of more humane punishments

The danger of executing an innocent person can’t be completely excluded

Survey on a German homepage

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