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1 The death penatly In the USA

2 Structure What is the death penatly ? History
Which Countries use the death penatly ? Types of death penatly Pros/Cons Discrimination and Arbitrary? What happens to the bodies ? Costs vs. Prison Question/Discussion

3 „The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.“ -Thomas Jefferson

4 What is the death penatly ?
Detah penatly = capital punishment or execution sentence of death imposed by courts as punishment for a crime. People typically are convicted of murder and similar capital crimes like aggravated murder or felony murder. State legislatures establish the death penalty set forth the offenses that may be punished by death.

5 History Britain influenced America use of the death penatly
European settlers came, they brought the practice of capital punishment First recorded execution, 1608 Captain George Kendall Virginia Kendall was executed for being a spy for Spain In 1612, Virginia Governor Sir Thomas Dale enacted as stealing grapes, killing chickens, and trading with Indians. Laws regarding the death penalty varied from colony to colony 1632, Jane Champio first woman executed in the new colonies.

6 Which countires use the death penantly ?

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9 Types of death Penatly Lethal Injection Electrocution For example:
Gas Chamber Firing Squad Hanging Lethal Injection Electrocution

10 hanging Firing squad Gas Chamber

11 Lethal injection ?v=aP7rP6_OxKI

12 Pros and Cons Dissuades others from doing serious crimes
Make sure that criminals dont strike again Believ who takes life doesnt deserve to live self justice lower rate Maintains justice CONS: No different between murder and executing Poor people often more than rich  more expensiv than imprisonment Does not bring closure Not proven to deter crime

13 ARBITRARY ANd DISCRIMINATORY
Biggest predictor the race of the victim : African-American defendants 3 times more than white defendants  Since 1976, 202 black defendants executed for white victim  12 white defendants excuted for black victim. Almost all defendants facing the death penalty cannot afford their own attorney a poorly represented defendant much more likely to be convicted

14 Death penatly is racially divisive because it appears to count white lives more valuble than black lives „We have a system of justice that treats you better if you´re rich and guilty than if you poor and innocent“. Brian Stevenson

15 What happens to the bodies ?
claimed by a relative or even a friend who arrange burial or cremation Theoretically order of who may claim the deceased, If no one claims the body, it will be transferred to a nearby funeral home Depending on State, body prepared for burial or cremation. ashes or body , an urn or a casket will be returned

16 Costs vs. prison The death penalty is far more expensiv than life imprisonment. In indiana the death penatly cost more than life without parole by about 38% In California death penatly cases cost the current system 137 million. In Maryland administering the death penatly is 3 times the cost of non-death penatly cases. Without the death penatly, the system would cost only 11,5 million

17 VidEO (EXAMPLE) Execution Day For One Of The Youngest Men On Death Row In Texas Link 

18 Questions/Discussion
if someone in your family were murdered, would you want that person will be punished ? What can they change for murderer, what do you think can be done or changed ?

19 „The death penatly is not an adequate respons to murder and crime
„The death penatly is not an adequate respons to murder and crime. Where the state rises to the judge of life and death, justice does not take is course, but revenge retribution. States can not equally respect human rights and impose and execute the death penatly.“ Amnesty International

20 Sources https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/costs-death-penalty
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21 https://deathpenaltyinfo
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22 Thank you for your attention
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