in the community are killed, a professor in a law school, for example, as opposed to same homeless person the killer get the death penalty? ... We can probably expect to continue hearing many churchgoers of whatever denomination referring to the Old Testament phrase,An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. ...
Twenty-three, rather than the usual three judges, must sit on the rabbinical court, among other requirements; circumstantial evidence is never allowed in a Jewish court hearing a capital case. ... Affirming a shared understanding of the sanctity of human life, the members of the Consultation declared: "We have committed ourselves to work together, and each within our own communities, toward ending the death penalty." ...
To discourage would-be criminals, society has always used punishment. Sometimes with jail time, community service or even the death penalty. The huge elephant in the room is whether or not the death penalty or capital punishment should still be in practice. In "On The Front Lines" Janet Reno says, "...
The inmate would get the income from employment of from community service. ... If the worst sentence we had was life sentence, then there is no threat of death to someone who commits a serious crime, and that person is guaranteed a decent living environment until their next parole hearing. ...
