Using death penalties in the world ( 2009)

The death penalty

The death penalty , death penalty or execution is to cause death to a person sentenced by the state as punishment for an offense established in legislation the offenses for which this penalty is applied generally known as' capital offenses . "

Using death penalties in the world ( 2009)

Abolished .

Suppressed for crimes not committed in exceptional circumstances ( such as those committed in wartime ) .

Regarded as a criminal penalty , but no longer applied .

Regarded as a criminal sanction , even applied .

The death of criminals and political dissidents has been used by some companies at a time in its history , both to punish crime and to suppress political dissent . Currently the death penalty has been abolished and penalized in almost all European countries (except Belarus) , and most relevant to Oceania ( Australia, New Zealand and East Timor ) . Most Latin American countries have abolished the death penalty, while in countries like the United States of America, Guatemala and most Caribbean states is still applied . In Asia the death penalty is allowed in democracies such as Japan and India. In Africa , still used in Botswana and Zambia.

1) Ratio of Justice: this idea is based on the one hand, by religious foundations, whose highest expression is found in the Old Testament, such as the law of retaliation: "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth";

Arguments in favor of the death penalty based on the Bible , particularly the Old Testament

The Bible offers , orders or presupposes the death penalty, or an order to kill certain people or groups of people in many passages of Scripture , such as:

Genesis 9:6 " Whoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed "

Revelation 13:10 "If anyone kills with the sword , with the sword must be killed " ,

The penalty for violating the commandment of Exodus 20:13 ( not kill ) is precisely the death penalty (Ex. 21:12; Nm.35 :16 -21 ) . Exodus 21: 12-14: " Whoever kills someone killing him put to death . But if he not in wait , but God deliver him into his hands , then I will appoint a place whither he shall flee. But any presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; take him from my altar, that he may die . "

Leviticus 24:17,21 : " Also, the man who strikes death to any person put to death . Whoever kills an animal must make restitution , but whoever kills a man shall die."

Exodus 21:23-25 : " But if it does more damage , then thou shalt give life for life , eye for eye , tooth for tooth , hand for hand , foot for foot , burn for burn , wound for wound , stripe for stripe ."

Leviticus 20:6,9 : " If anyone consulting necromancers, and wizards , whoring after them , I will set my face against him and cut off ... Every man who curses his father or his mother, shall surely die " .

Arguments for the existence of the death penalty

In favor of the death penalty is often argued well that is a shame just and moral ( ethical argument ) , well that's a shame effective in preventing crime ( utilitarian

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