DEATH PENALTY or CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Capital punishment is the execution of a person by judicial process as a punishment for an offense. - презентация

1 DEATH PENALTY or CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

2 Capital punishment is the execution of a person by judicial process as a punishment for an offense.

3 HISTIORICAL PENALTIES breaking wheel boiling to death flayingdisembowel ment crucifixionnecklacingscaphismdecapitation Sawingcrushingimpalementdismember- ment execution by burning stoningcrushing by elephant slow slicing

4 Capital crimes espionage; treason; sexual crimes, such as rape, adultery, and incest; religious crimes in Islamic nations; drug trafficking; human trafficking; serious cases of corruption; cowardice, desertion, insubordination.

5 Current situation 95 countries had abolished the capital punishment; 9 had abolished the capital punishment for all offences except under special circumstances; 58 actively use the death penalty; 35 had not used capital punishment for at least 10 years or were under a moratorium.

6 Todays methods of execution electrocution; shooting; stoning in Islamic countries; the gas chamber; hanging; lethal injection.

7 Religious views Islamic law may require capital punishment for rape, treason, apostasy, piracy, adultery. Christians are free to make a personal decision on that point because Christian position on execution is not clear. Judaism approves the death penalty in principle.

8 Debates Opponents the execution of innocent people violation of the criminals right to life. Supporters the penalty is justified for murderers, life imprisonment is not effective.

9 The problem of the death penalty is very serious and it doesn't have a simple decision.

10 We hope it was interesting! Good – bye!