Part 1 of Essay
is the legal infliction the death penalty. It is obviously the most severe form of criminal punishment. (Bedau1) is a controversial way of dealing with violent criminals. The main alternative to the death penalty is life in prison. has been around for thousands of years as a means of eradicating criminals. A giant d ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... of the death penalty in the bible is "Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death." (Exodus 21:12). The bible also suggests stoning a woman if she unmarried sex and had "wrought folly on Israel by playing the harlot in her father's house" (Deuteronomy 22:21) England recognized seven major crimes that called for execution by the end of the 15th century. These crimes were: murder, theft (by deceitfully taking someone goods), burglary, rape, and arson. As time went by more and more crimes were b ....