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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