Every since its first use in 1750b.c. the death penalty has been surrounded by controversy. Its use can be seen all over the world and its suggested in the bible, even though ironically the bible also states "thou shall not kill." Today it is used in the United States as punishment for certain crimes including: first degree murder, multiple murders and some rape cases. Currently in the United States there is around four thousand …
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…make sure that criminal stays in prison for life so they cannot commit another crime. ************************remove me!!!****************** just some notes, i wrote this for my PIG class (participation in government) its a 12th grade social studies class, i think it got like a 95+/-. For a works cited just go to a search engin and type in "death penalty" and go nuts, if you use this please email me at: suburbanvandal@yahoo.com ************************remove me!!!******************