Father of four, Walter Scott, was recently shot and killed by Officer Michael Slager in South Carolina. Here you can find the link to the video of the shooting --> Walter Scott Shooting In a vacant lot near where Scott was pulled over for his broken tail light, Slager accuses him of reaching for his taser which made him "fear for his life" so Slager then fires 8 shots at Scott as he runs away, killing him. He then calmly handcuffed him while on the ground and proceeded with his protocol. … [Read more...]
Sodomy = Execution In The State Of California
"A group of California legislators has filed a complaint against a lawyer who is proposing a statewide ballot initiative that would allow gays and lesbians to be 'put to death by bullets to the head.'" I saw this come across the screen NBC news and I was so shocked that I almost thought it wasn't real and I had to read more. According to NBC, late last month Orange County lawyer, Matt McLaughlin, proposed a citizen's initiative called the "Sodomite Suppression Act." This act asked voters in the … [Read more...]
Crime Deterrence?
For this CI blog I'm going to talk about a few people's opinions on whether or not the death penalty deters crime. 1st article: http://nccadp.org/issues/deterrence/ The first article discusses the author's strong opinion that the death penalty does not deter crime whatsoever and their strongest argument is that North Carolina's crime rate actually significantly went down after executions were stopped. According to the statistics that the article provides, in 2012 there were absolutely no … [Read more...]
Is lethal injection humane?
Of course the death penalty is a huge controversial issue, but one of the subcategories within this topic is the exact punishment to capital crime, and whether or not it is an effective method. According to the 8th amendment, "cruel and unusual punishment" is prohibited, but why exactly is this method considered cruel and unusual? Basically lethal injection goes like this: The prisoner is strapped down to a gurney while the executioners are out of sight. The first drug, sodium thiopental, is … [Read more...]
Blog numero uno
I'm not entirely sure how the civic issue blog works but i'd like to write about the death penalty and how exactly I feel about it. First off the death penalty is a widely controversial subject will probably continue to stay that way. It's a means of execution for capital crimes which over a thousand people have met their end by. As of 2015, 32 states use the death penalty as a method of punishing criminals and the rest still remain without, Maryland being the most recent to abolish this … [Read more...]