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Death Penalty
The Death Penalty is a touchy subject with a lot of people. Some are extremely for it, and others are very much against it. There are those who aren't sure which side they fall in and, of course, there are people who choose a side and know very little about the death penalty. Personally, I can't decide which side I stand on. I believe in the death penalty, and I don't think that it's cruel or unusual in any way. I think that it depends on how secure the system is in knowing that the person is guilty and how sever the crime was.
Although the death penalty isn't considered cruel and unusual, now, due to the eighth amendment, things were much different several years ago. A crime could consist of something as simple as being accused of being a witch, poisoning, treason, perjury, anything. As time went on, crimes became even easier to commit, such as cutting down a tree that was a certain amount of years old. Methods of executions varied and were horribly torturous, such as beheading, crucifixion, beatings, burnings, and thrown to animals. Some people were flogged, or stoned, until they were all cut up, then threw the person in a sac with different vicious animals, sewn up, and thrown into the sea (Lyons 157).
Burning was one of the most common methods of execution. The "criminal" was normally put and burned on a stake. Between the 11th and 18th centuries, at least 200,000 people had died at the stake. Another common methods of execution is the crucifixion of a "criminal". They were nailed to boards in a cross, X, shaped figure. They were then hung up and left to die. In the mean time, people often stoned this person, now a victim. After they died, they would be left up for others to see as an example of what not to do and later buried with the cross. Hanging was pretty popular in the 5th century. A noose was tied around the "criminal's" neck that was wrapped around a Gallows Pole, forced to walk up...
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