1. Presentation by Cynthia Anthea Küchler-Völkel
The Death Penalty
Presentation by
Cynthia Anthea Küchler-Völkel

2. Were does it came from?
Until 2000 B.C. there existed an unwrittenlaw „vandetta“ a life for a life
About 1000 years later the death penalty was for:
Violence aigenst the parents
Kidnapping
Sorcery and witchcraft
To worship the „wrong“ gods and to offer them sacrifices
Adultery
Homosexuality
Blasphemy etc…
It still took till 1997 to remove the death penalty in all EU Member States

3. Were do you get executed?
Egypt
Lebanon
Afghanistan
Malaysia
China
Mongolia
Guatemala
North Korea
India
Pakistan
Irak
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Turkey
Iran
The USA
Jordan
Byelorussia

4. Which crimes are reasons to get sentenced to death ?
Bank robbery (only in Saudi Arabia)
Slave trade (only in China)
Robbery followed by death of the victim (only in the USA)
Rape
Corruption (only in China)
Drug dealing and ownership (from a certain amount on)

5. The pros and cons of the death penalty
A just response to the worst crimes
A necessary protection of society by removing the killer
A possible deterrent
Less expensive than keeping the murderer in prison for years
Somebody who rapes and kills a child deserves death
Cons
Kill a murderer? That is not better than his crimes!
Safety is also established by keeping the killer imprisoned
Not just the criminal gets punished but also his relatives
We should make use of more humane punishments
The danger of executing an innocent person can’t be completely excluded

6. Survey on a German homepage

7. Impressions