Execution & Torture

Torture devices in the Middle Ages were cruel and very painful, why do you suppose people would keep committing crimes if they knew what might happen to them?

What do you suppose this means? Carravaggio No Hope, No Fear. What do you suppose this means?

Does torture still exist today? Where and what types?

What is your opinion of the death penalty?

Background on the Death Penalty (Capital Punishment) Was practiced in virtually every society Now abolished in most countries Can get death penalty for any crime

First type of execution was holding private cliff drives with only victims family Despite arguments, only 4 out of 16,000 executed victims in the United States have been proven innocent after the fact

Lethal injection Electrocution Gas Chamber Firing Squad Hanging Stoning Wrist Slitting

Canada abolished the death penalty in 1990 They killed 1 person in every province and territory to set a precedent in 1979. Between 1800 and 1830, 382 people were killed, 300 of whom were thought to be witches.

In the US it costs $80, 000 to keep an inmate on death row, and $1000 for the execution A life sentence in a regular prison (25 years) would cost the government $2.5 million dollars per person

Assignment Using the information you learned today, and information you already knew, answer the following question in one-paragraph persuasive essay format. (Call out) What purpose, if any, does the Death Penalty serve in Society? Make sure to support your answers!

People frequently allege that such tales happened to a "friend of a friend"—so often, in fact, that "friend of a friend," ("FOAF") has become a commonly used term when recounting this type of story.