Research Notes for Death Penalty
Research Notes Georgina Buckingham
Source: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/node/6049
Title: PUBLIC OPINION: American Ambivalence on the Death Penalty- February 5, 2015
Author: “Rasmussen Reports”
Page Numbers: 1
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Source: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/research-death-penalty
Title: Research on the Death Penalty
Author: more than 10 authors
Page Numbers: 90
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Source: http://listverse.com/2013/06/01/5-arguments-for-and-against-the-death-penalty/
Title: 5 Arguments For And Against The Death Penalty
Author: FLAMEHORSE
Page Numbers: 1 NOTES: Against: What is the purpose of punishment? “So when the child grows up, breaks into a home, and steals electronics, he gets caught and goes to prison. His time in prison is meant to deprive him of the freedom to go where he wants anywhere in the world, and to do what he wants when he wants. This is the punishment, and most people do learn from it. In general, no one wants to go back. But if that child grows up and murders someone for their wallet or just for fun, and they are in turn put to death, they are taught precisely nothing, because they are no longer alive to learn from it. We cannot rehabilitate a person by killing him or her.”” “
If any punishment is meant to dissuade the criminal from committing the crime, THEN why do people still murder others? Death Penalty DOES NOT change every criminal’s mind about killing innocent people, death penalty serves no purpose.
” we are not murderers, and understandably refuse to be placed in the same category as someone like Ted Bundy. But to many opponents of the death penalty, even Ted Bundy should have been given life without parole. The fact that he murdered at least thirty people—for the mere reason that he enjoyed doing it—has no bearing on the hypocrisy, the flagrant dishonesty, of the declaration that such a person deserves to be killed because he had no right to kill.”
If the goal of any punishment, as state above,
Source: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/node/6049
Title: PUBLIC OPINION: American Ambivalence on the Death Penalty- February 5, 2015
Author: “Rasmussen Reports”
Page Numbers: 1
NOTES:
Source: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/research-death-penalty
Title: Research on the Death Penalty
Author: more than 10 authors
Page Numbers: 90
NOTES:
Source: http://listverse.com/2013/06/01/5-arguments-for-and-against-the-death-penalty/
Title: 5 Arguments For And Against The Death Penalty
Author: FLAMEHORSE
Page Numbers: 1 NOTES: Against: What is the purpose of punishment? “So when the child grows up, breaks into a home, and steals electronics, he gets caught and goes to prison. His time in prison is meant to deprive him of the freedom to go where he wants anywhere in the world, and to do what he wants when he wants. This is the punishment, and most people do learn from it. In general, no one wants to go back. But if that child grows up and murders someone for their wallet or just for fun, and they are in turn put to death, they are taught precisely nothing, because they are no longer alive to learn from it. We cannot rehabilitate a person by killing him or her.”” “
If any punishment is meant to dissuade the criminal from committing the crime, THEN why do people still murder others? Death Penalty DOES NOT change every criminal’s mind about killing innocent people, death penalty serves no purpose.
” we are not murderers, and understandably refuse to be placed in the same category as someone like Ted Bundy. But to many opponents of the death penalty, even Ted Bundy should have been given life without parole. The fact that he murdered at least thirty people—for the mere reason that he enjoyed doing it—has no bearing on the hypocrisy, the flagrant dishonesty, of the declaration that such a person deserves to be killed because he had no right to kill.”
If the goal of any punishment, as state above,