Tom+Mereness--Capital+Punishment+FAQs


 * //__ Capital Punishment __//**
 * //__ FAQ’s __//**

**__ Question: __** Are some of the old methods of executions still used?
 * __ Answer: __** Yes. In some states the electric chair is still used. In one, there’s an option of being hanged. In most cases, the prisoner is given the choice of which one they’d like.

**__ Question: __** Are children executed?


 * __ Answer: __** Yes. In some countries around the Middle East, children are still executed. There are movements trying to stop that too.


 * __ Question: __** What’s considered a capital offence?


 * __ Answer: __** It all depends on what country you’re talking about. Each country has its own definition of capital offence and some are stricter than others. Usually, the main factors that affects capital punishment is the religion and the government. In some countries, financial crimes, such as stealing money, is a capital offence.


 * __ Question: __** Are people still tortured?


 * __ Answer: __** For the most part no. Capital punishment is usually a quick and painless death. Torture usually doesn’t apply to capital punishment.


 * __ Question: __** What happens if the person’s innocent?


 * __ Answer: __** It has happened many times, especially in the United States, but today, there are so many appeals to go though and pass. If the person was innocent, they’d find it there. Also, the attorney has around 6 months to come up with evidence to prove the person is innocent, so today, it’s pretty foolproof. Some investigators have looked over a few cases from the early 1900’s and most of the people found guilty were actually innocent.



**8th Grade AT LA 3-4**