Essays on Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment INTRODUCTION Capital Punishment is viewed to many people as inhumane, unnecessary, and over the line. Most people would ask, who is just enough to decide who lives or who dies? This idea comes from being a very liberal society now, where everyone should…

Since 1967, a total of 1392 executions have occurred in the United States (“Executions by Year”). What a shocking amount! This staggering number creates questioning on the topic of capital punishment. Is the death penalty really constitutional? Research and study over the topic leads to…

Capital Punishment is a form of punishment, administered by the government, which sentences people to death for their crimes. Many of these crimes are murders and rape, and it doesn’t discriminate either. Blacks, whites, the mentally retarded, and even the military have faced capital punishment….

Will making capital punishment more humane increase the rate of crime? “Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.” Elizabeth Fry Crime is committed by a person when their action(s) offend the law. In most cases, these actions are done…

The conflicts between halacha and ethics have long been debated and many of our Torah leaders have brought explanations for the laws which seem to conflict with contemporary ethical thinking. The most noticeable examples are ritual laws that deserve capital punishment for religious infractions, never…