How Did Socrates Corrupt

Socrates, the father of philosophy, and teacher: Is he corrupt? Did this man, who still teaches students thousands of years after his life ended, earn capital punishment? Was it fair to receive such severe punishment for teaching the youth to ask questions? Was an innocent person murdered? Despite it being the unpopular answer to the question, Socrates did deserve his penalty, but only through the perspective of the Athenians. The reasons are simple: Socrates really seemed to have committed the crime. His accusers claimed Socrates corrupted the youth. In Athens, where their spirituality was the cornerstone of the entire society, Socrates challenged their beliefs. Consequently, he taught the young to question the Greek mythology. He may have believed in the gods, but he interpreted them in a way different from the rest of the public. The law for those who corrupted the children of Athens was execution.
We strongly believe everyone should have certain rights, such as the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion, but Athenian civilization functioned differently. Therefore, in present-day’s standards, yes, Socrates was innocent. However, Socrates lived thousands of years ago, under different laws.
The punishment Socrates received was reasonable during his time, conversely, it would not be so in our time. To the audience of his trial, he was guilty of corrupting the their youth’s idea of religion. Termination was the consequence of his crime under Athenian law, therefore his punishment was, at least,