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…wanted to acknowledge the Athenians who voted for his acquittal and guilt, and the jury still had to decide Socrates' punishment. When the jury gave him the death penalty, Socrates' continued his defense to tell the people who found him guilty that he…

…Capital punishment, or the Death Penalty, has been used since the ancient times. People have been sentenced to anything from decapitation, to being hung, to the electric chair for hundreds of years. From the Salem Witch Trials to the Holocaust, the death…

…. Cannabis is currently a class B, schedule 1 drug, which means it, has no recognised medical value. For possession, the maximum penalty is five years in prison, plus an unlimited fine - a hefty price to pay just for smoking a 'joint.' The maximum penalty…

…that "One in seven boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18." You ask "How could this be happening?" This is happening because child molesters are being let off too easy! In this speech I am going to convince you that we need tougher penalties on child…

…who destroys or murders another man shall be punished by death. The death penalty has been used for centuries, but has not been very strict. In order for the system to work, capital punishment must be equal to all people of ages from sixteen years old…

…(i) of not worshipping the gods whom the State worships, but introducing new and unfamiliar religious practices; (ii) and, further, of corrupting the young. The prosecutor demands the death penalty.” The first charge was never explained. Huffman…

…In today's society juveniles are being tried in adult courts, given the death penalty, and sent to prison. Should fourteen-year olds accused of murder or rape automatically be tried as adults? Should six-teen year olds and seven-teen year olds tried…

…by legislature and the federal government. A survey taken says that although illegality should be maintained, the penalties for it should be lessened. There is a theory that marijuana stimulates violence, yet it has not been proven as a fact. In several states…

…the severe penalties. In the cases of adultery, the death penalty was only used three times. The usual punishment was a whipping or a fine, or both, and sometimes a branding. There was also a symbolic sort of execution where the person in question stood…

…. Even though there are set state laws, which dictate that if a certain crime is committed the death penalty must be used or looked at as punishment, not every one who commits that crime is subject to or receives the death penalty (Bedau 52). Most members…