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Capital Punishment

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

JOSEPH D'IMPERIO
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CaPITAL PUNISHMENT

  • When a person is sentenced to death for a crime they committed.
  • Also known as the death penalty
  • There are 38 states with the death penalty. Includes Pennsylvania
  • 18 states without the death penalty. Most recently abolished: Maryland
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CHURCH'S TEACHINGS

  • Capital punishment is unacceptable in most cases.
  • Exception:
  • Someone who is still dangerous after being held in solitary confinement.
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WHY?

  • Only God has power over life and death.
  • It does not respect the dignity of human life.
  • States should use non-lethal means when sufficiently safe for society.

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