Nick+Schultz--Capital+Punishment+FAQs




 * 1. How are people executed in capital punishment?**

A. People are executed by electrocution, lethal injection, gassing, hanging, shooting, beheading, and stoning.


 * 2. Is capital punishment considered cruel and unusual?**

A. Originally it was considered cruel and unusual, but in 1972 capital punishment was considered humane by the US Supreme Court. They stated that deaths involving torturing and lingering deaths are cruel.


 * 3. Is capital punishment deterrent?**

A. Yes, scientific studies show that every execution prevents an average of 18 murders. Between 1972 and 1976 authors suspended the death penalty and 91% of states increased in homicides.


 * 4. What country has capital punishment for small crimes?**

A. England has public executions if someone is caught pick pocketing.


 * 5. Are people under 18 executed?**

A. Yes, they are executed in many countries. The US is the top nation for killing people 18 and under in capital punishment.


 * 6. Are women unfairly spared in the death penalty?**

A. Yes, women are viewed as less threatening and violent than men. In the last 5,569 death sentences by courts, 112 women were sent, only one was killed, and 301 men were killed.


 * 7. What does capital punishment prevent?**

A. Overall capital punishment prevents unjustified killing, highway fatalities, domestic violence, private uses of guns, redistributes health, and regulates greenhouse gas emissions.

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