Essays on Death Penalty

Arthur Lucas, a man mainly known for being one of the last two men to be hanged in Canada, before they abolished the death penalty. Lucas, a African American man who was convicted of the murder of Therland Charter in Toronto, Ontario. At the time,...

Law enforcers have a duty to ensure that crime is minimized, if not prevented. One of the contentious debates is whether to continue applying the death penalty as a punishment to murderers. While some people maintain an opinion that capital punishment is brutal, others believe...

Stephen Nathanson’s claims were stated as followed: If there are factual and moral inconsistencies with one’s reasons for supporting the death penalty, then one ought to reject the death penalty. There are factual and moral inconsistencies with one’s reasons for supporting the death penalty There...

“Are you the same person you were at 15?”(unknown). At the age of 15, most teenagers are barely beginning to drive; according to the law they are not old enough to drink, buy tobacco or be out past 10pm. Therefore, why is it that 15-year...