THE DEATH PENALTY By Phil 1000 March 25, 1997         The death penalty has existed for well over 4000 years. In 1728 BC the code of Hamurabe was passed to allow legal execution. For centuries capital punishment was a public spectacle: states used executions to demonstrate the ultimate consequence of attacking the state. During the 18th century in England executions attracted tens of thousands of people in some cases there would be riots. Also in England the church was allowed to …showed first 75 words of 990 total…

…showed last 75 words of 990 total…risk but this does not make sence because there is so much room for error in the actual conviction of criminals and the rich go free while the poor get sentenced to death. Our people will never be 100% on one side of this issue but hopefully those who make the final decisions will finally see what happening and end one of the worse government acts condoned today. References Arts and Entertainment Channel, History, Aired March 4, 1997