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December 4, 2009, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher /cqresrre1999010800.

1 Public concern with violent crime is showing strong support for the death penalty. Over 38 states have passed capital punishment laws in 20 years

2 the top capital punishment state in the world is Texas with a high of 929 since 1976

3 can not be to sentenced to death if you are under age ?

4 we have 13 year olds killing people and not getting charged with first degree murder

5 some states are lowering from 16 to 14 the age at which juveniles charged with violent crimes are tried as adults

6 some people are paying kids to shoot people because they are under age

7 Is it inhuman? it may seem inhuman but does it really matter people are being charged with the death penalty because of something they did that was most likely inhuman to.

8 but compared to other places and time it might seem almost merciful

9 we only kill for the worst of crimes committed when Hebrews where put to death if found guilty of cursing his mother or father or breaking the Sabbath

10 if a crime is committed and if it seems unconstitutional then the Supreme Court decides the punishment

11 to be sentenced to capital punishment in Maryland you have to have committed First-degree murder, either premeditated or during the commission of a felony, provided that certain death eligibility requirements are satisfied.

12 and in Washington DC Aggravated first-degree murder.

13 revision Added as a capital offense murder during the commission of sexual abuse of a minor it was made effective 7/1/2007. some states are lowering the

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14 what did lethal injection replace? there are a few way to kill people but some most all of them where replaced by lethal injection.

15 In ancient Persia, convicted prisoners often were eaten alive by insects and vermin.

16 During the Middle Ages, common execution methods included torture, amputation, impaling, crucifixion, boiling in oil, drawing and quartering, and burning at the stake.that is just a few

17 some of these types of killing lasted for hours and sometime even days

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18 (electrocution) electricity of sufficient intensity to cause death, and the application and continuance of such current through the body until dead."

19 (lethal gas) The punishment of death must be inflicted by the administration of a lethal gas."

20 (firing squad) firing squads are made up of three to six shooters per prisoner who stand or kneel opposite the person who is usually tied to a chair or to a stake

21 (lethal injection) administration of a lethal quantity of an ultrashort-acting barbiturate in combination with a chemical paralytic agent until death

22 there are three types of drugs we use for lethal injection that do different things

23 one is Potassium Chloride, which stops the heart the second is Sodium thiopental it induces coma and the third is Pancuronium bromide and it causes depolarization and contraction

24 three drugs can kill you but some states are trying to switch to only using one drug

25 some say this procedure too often causes excruciating pain in the inmate's last moments, they are paralyzed and unable to let people know they're still conscious, and then suffer greatly when the third injection is given

26 If the three-drug cocktail may cause unnecessary suffering, why don't death-row inmates get the same drugs doctors prescribe for assisted suicide?

27 it is easier to inject someone when strapped to a chair rather then to force drugs down someones throat

28 lethal injection will last only ten minutes compared to barbiturate that puts them in a coma within about five minutes, with an apparently painless death coming around half an hour later.

29 In some rare cases, an assisted suicide by barbiturates can take as long as two days compared to ten min

" history of capital punishment ." Web. 5 Dec 2009. <http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/deat 30 prior to 1913, all executions were by hanging

31 From 1913 through 1994, all executions were by electric chair

32 Since 1995, all executions have been by lethal injection

33 In the 37 states and federal government that currently have death penalty statutes, five different methods of execution are prescribed

34 20 jurisdictions provide for alternative methods of execution, upon the choice of the inmate

35 Nebraska is the only state that does not lethal injection as a primary or optional method of execution

36 Nebraska only uses electrocution as the sole method of execution.

37 No states provide for Lethal Gas, Hanging, or Firing Squad as the sole method of execution.

38 In 2008 the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the use of the electric chair as a method of execution violates the Nebraska Constitution.

39 With no alternative methods of execution Nebraska is practically without a death penalty

"for and against." Web. 6 Dec 2009. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/teachers/citizenship 40 arguments for capital punishment

41 Murderers throw away their lives when they take other peoples lives 42 The punishment should fit the crime. If the punishment is too light it cheapens our rights to life.

43 A killer cant kill again if they are died

44 arguments against capital punishment

45 Capital punishment goes against our human right the right to life.

46 Lethal injection and electrocution do not always go well sometimes cause painful deaths and are actually a form of torture.

47 no one has demonstrated statistically that killing murderers stops others.

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48 The number of juveniles under age 18 arrested for murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault increased by 50 percent between 1987 and 1991

49 lawmakers are scrambling to respond to Americans who see crime as their prime worry, and juvenile punishment as too short and too soft. 50 These are kids committing very adult crimes, says Colorado Republican state Rep therefore they should be tried as an adult

51 Jeanne Adkins. One of the first juveniles held under the new law was charged with shooting a 4-year-old boy who has been paralyzed for life there is a consequence for every action, regardless of your age

52 Nationally, the statistics show the public perception that youth crime is becoming more violent. The number of youths arrested for murder and weapons violations has approximately doubled over the last decade,

53 Violent crime among youth started its most dramatic rise in 1988. Between 1987 and 1991, according to the FBI, there was a 50 percent increase in the number of juveniles under age 18 convicted of murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault

54 Experts blame the rise on two main sources: guns and the drug trade

55 The past decade also saw a 79 percent increase in the number of juveniles who committed murder with guns. three out of four murders by 10-to-17-year-olds are committed with guns

56 Like adult murderers, most juveniles kill relatives or acquaintances

57 Sensational crimes against strangers are the exception The most common violent juvenile crime, aggravated assault, usually victimizes other juveniles

58 A lot of the juveniles we see accused of violent crimes in New Mexico do things like kill their parents

59 As the public mood became increasingly punitive, Georgia and Oklahoma opened boot camps for first offenders in 1983, starting a nationwide trend

60 In 1970, the Supreme Court ruled that proof beyond a reasonable doubt is required to establish guilt for a juvenile charged with a criminal offense.