1. In Support of the Death Penalty
"One of the earliest written documents that supported the death penalty was the Code of Hammurabi, which was written on stone tablets around 1760 BC " ("Origins of Capital Punishment "). ... The early practices of stoning the offenders to death or burning them were held in the middle of the town to be displayed to the community and was seen as barbaric. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate