... punishment tool. Evidence of capital punishment can be found in the earliest historical records. Its use has been advocated throughout history from the eighteenth century Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon, to the Roman law of the Twelve Tablets, to medieval Europe, to the forefathers of America (Kronenwetter, 71-72). Moreover, capital punishment is still used as a lawful means of punishment ... ...

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