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The Death Penalty as Retribution

Furman v. Georgia

  • 1972
  • The death penalty is "cruel and unusual"
  • Resulted in a suspension of the death penalty, and commuted the sentences of 629 death row inmates
  • States began reinstating the death penalty, beginning with Florida, just five months after Furman v. Georgia

Total Number of US Executions, 1608-2002

1st Electric Chair 1888

Retribution?

Abolition Movement

"The bottom line is this: While the death penalty is neither "cruel," when taking into account the cruelty so often inflicted on the victim, nor "unusual," in that it has been around for millennia, there are simply too many practical reasons for states to curtail or abandon their use of the death penalty. Our criminal justice system -- and those caught up in it, including the families of victims -- would be the biggest beneficiaries should we choose to end capital punishment in the United States." -Philip Holloway, CNN Legal Analyst

Pennsylvania

Executions by Method, 1900-1999

  • 1794- repealed the death penalty for all offenses except 1st degree murder
  • 1834- 1st to move executions out of public viewing and into correctional facilities

Executions by Crime, 1608-2002

1. Murder1 - 12,111 (81.8%) 16. Witchcraft - 35

2. Rape2 - 988 (6.7%) 17. Counterfeiting - 31

3. Slave Revolt - 277 (1.9%) 18. Spying/Espionage - 27

4. House Break-in Burglary - 251 (1.7%) 19. Theft/Stealing - 23

5. Robbery - 158 (1.1%) 20. Forgery - 21

6. Attempted Murder - 144 21. Aiding a Runaway Slave - 20

7. Piracy - 130 22. Burglary/Attempted Rape - 16

8. Unspecified Felony - 107 23. Sodomy/Buggery/Bestiality - 15

9. Conspiracy to Murder - 99 24. Kidnapping - 11

10. Arson - 97 25. Guerilla Activity - 7

11. Poisoning - 59 26. Concealing Birth - 4

12. Horse Stealing - 51 27. Rioting - 4

13. Treason - 43 28. Adultery - 2

14. Desertion - 40 29. Prison Break/Kidnap - 2

15. Accessory to Murder - 36 30. Criminal Assault - 1

Kacie Post

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