What are the different types of capital punishment?
Firing squad. hanging. lethal injection. stoning. beheading. electric chair.
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What should be considered when deciding on capital punishment?
The nature of the crime. The number of victims. The type of victim. If the person feels remorse. What the person's mental health was like.
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Which form of CP could be considered the most humane?
The lethal injection.
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Why is the lethal injection considered the most humane form of CP?
Because compared to the others it is the least painful and seems more in line with humanity.
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What (d) is an argument for capital punishment?
Deterrence. It will put people off killing people from fear of it happening to themselves.
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What (p) is an argument for capital punishment?
Prevention. It stops them from repeating their crimes.
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What (r) is an argument for capital punishment?
Retribution. It punishes the guilty people.
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What quote can be used in favour of capital punishment?
'An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'
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What (c) can be used as an argument for capital punishment?
Closure. It gives families and victims closure.
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What (i) can be used as an argument for capital punishment?
Incentive to help police.May help police if they fear losing their life.
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What (r) can be used as an argument against capital punishment?
Rehabilitation. They should reflect and think about what they have done.
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What (v) can be used as an argument against capital punishment?
Value of human life. It is valuable. Do people deserve to die.
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What (e) can be used as an argument against capital punishment?
Expense. It can be very expensive.
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What (f) can be used as an argument against capital punishment?
Failure to deter. It doesn't stop people from doing serious crimes.
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What quote can be used against capital punishment?
'Thou shall not murder'
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What (e) can be used as an argument against capital punishment? (2)
Execution of the innocent. Some mistakes are bound to be made.
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What do followers of Situation Ethics think of CP?
No set view. Have to decide at the time what love calls for. Use the presumptions and principles to help them.
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What do followers of Virtue Ethics think of CP?
Justice is one of the virtues. Capital punishment is about justice. By doing CP you are restoring justice.
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What do followers of Natural Moral Law think of CP?
Allowed according to Aquinas. You have to preserve innocent life and if killing and evil doer does that then its okay. This is the majority view. Retribution and deterrence are more important.
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What are the different types of capital punishment?
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Firing squad. hanging. lethal injection. stoning. beheading. electric chair.
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What should be considered when deciding on capital punishment?
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Card 4
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Which form of CP could be considered the most humane?
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Card 5
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Why is the lethal injection considered the most humane form of CP?
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