Throughout time, capital punishment has been a continual debate.
It has passed through many stages of procedures. Society constantly
changes their "acceptable" view of capital punishment, and individuals
are changing their views even more rapidly. This web site is designed
to represent all sides of this debate and open eyes to the fact that with
every stand one takes on a subject, there is ALWAYS someone on the other
side.
Methods
and History
A link to "Death Row"
that discusses the execution method. Its history goes back as early
as the Middle Ages and updates to the present. It contains inofrmation
about methods, such as burning at the stake, the wheel, the guillotine,
hanging and the garotte, and Headman's Axe. It also contains links
about more recent methods, such as lethal injection, electrocution, and
the gas chamber.
Anti-Death
Penalty
If looking for oppositions
to the death penalty, this link will connect to Amnesty International's
page against capital punishment. It presents views and facts from
multiple countries about their stand to abolish the death penalty, arguments
of the punishment's effectiveness and deterrance, and specific instances
capital punishment has been implemented around the world. The site
also includes actions taken toward this ideal along with actions in progress.
Pro-Death
Penalty
This link presents reasons
and arguments that abdicate the death penalty. It shows seventeen
different reasons why the death penalty is an appropriate means of punishment
administered to criminals who commit severe crimes against society.
This site also explains why our society needs to keep this method of punishment
available to use against criminals that try to destroy others' rights.
Created by: Michelle
Beaman, Alyson Brown,
Kathryn Colopy, and Jonelle Sauter