Although psychiatrist Dr. Jones concluded that Smith was mentally ill and therefore did not qualify for capital punishment‚ the M’Naghten Rule clearly states that if a person is aware of the wrongful nature of his act yet still carries it out‚ he is mentally competent and therefore should be legally held accountable. Perry clearly understood that he was breaking both moral and legal laws when fleeing from the crime scene so he should be punished accordingly. Besides‚ let us take a moment to consider
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“In any case‚ frequent punishments are a sign of weakness or slackness in the government. There is no man so bad that he cannot be made good for something. No man should be put to death‚ even as an example‚ if he can be left to live without danger to society.”( Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ The Social Contract) What Rousseau stated here aids in prompting thoughts such as whether carrying out the death penalty is morally right? Does punishment need to go as far as bestowing death on a person’s life? Should
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Review of Live Theater Performance The homecoming musical performed this year‚ in the Shaw Center Auditorium‚ was Little Shop of Horrors. Being part of the crew‚ gave me the opportunity to see the play grow from rehearsing on an empty stage‚ to what was presented on opening night. However‚ I only had one opportunity to seat in the audience and see the entire play on Thursday‚ September 19th. Not knowing much about the play before that night‚ I was very surprised about everything that happened
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Another argument is that death penalty is not a constraining factor. The most common argument for death penalty says that this measure of punishment is a strong restraining factor‚ since killing of a felon keeps others from committing similar crimes. At a first glance‚ this argument seems quite reasonable. However‚ it is important to approach the question of death penalty less disconcertingly. Effectiveness margins exist not only in death penalty‚ but also in other types of punishment‚ and that is
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Pros and Cons of Death Penalty The death penalty in general is very controversial on whether it should actually still take place or not. The “Death Penalty” by David Bruck was originally printed on May 20‚ 1985 in the New Republic. David Bruck is focusing on how to accomplish justice without using the electric chair or lynching. He uses ethos but mainly pathos appeal to argue his point. Frank Keating has a completely different idea on this matter. His article “Why I Support Capital Punishment” was
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The death penalty is a controversial topic that has existed since the beginning of civilization. The death penalty‚ and capital punishment are interchangeable terms that provide legalized murders at the hands of the government. This form of killing is permitted in approximately 38 states (Capital Punishment‚ 2011). The death penalty has been a way for humans to control one another throughout history. The death penalty is a chancy way of instilling justice. In addition‚ there is no guarantee that
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The death penalty also sends out an important message to everyone. Many people believe that death penalty should remain the same in the U.S because there are many reasons why people support death penalty‚ which is deterrence‚ retribution and mortality. Our society is protected by death penalty because it helps punish whoever needs to be punished‚ making the wrong choice you have to pay a price similar to your decision. When a crime is committed‚ the person that committed it is disturbing the order
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Has Capital Punishment Ever Been Effective? Introduction Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines capital punishment‚ otherwise known as the death penalty‚ as the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes. Capital punishment dates back to the early eighteenth century B.C. in Hammurabi’s Code (“History of Death Penalty Laws”). The death penalty can also be found in the Hittite Code in the fourteenth century B.C. ‚ the Draconian Code of Athens in the seventh century B.C.‚ and the Roman
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Phase III - Life Imprisonment as a Substitute of Death Sentence (1973-80) Now the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 in its Section 354 (3) provides that in case of death sentence special reasons are to be stated. Now imprisonment for life was the rule and capital sentence was an exception‚ thus‚ in Asgar vs. State of U.P . Where Appellant Asgar has been convicted under Sec. 302 of IPC for intentionally causing the murder of one Ramswaroop Singh on account of an alleged dispute concurring the repayment
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Sociologist Edward Shils defined tradition as‚ "It is anything which is transmitted or handed down from the past to the present" (Shils 12).In other words‚ a tradition could be any material or intangible attributes handed down by one generation to the next. On the other hand‚ anything which was handed down from the past generations is not a tradition. The validity of a tradition is established through the process of thoughts‚ imagination and actions of past generations. On his book "Tradition"‚ Edward
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