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The execution of Troy Davis has sparked outrage across the nation and around the world. While many believe he was innocent, others find that justice has been served. Additionally, many feel that his ethnicity may have played a role in his execution, since Davis was convicted of shooting a...
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Troy Davis executed; supporters cry injustice
Troy Davis' execution has sparked a new perspective among people around the world. To a select group of supporters. his death indicates the necessity to revoke the death penalty under circumstances. Some believe that Davis was executed under false accusations, stating that witness accounts...
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Could Troy Davis execution lead to repeal of the death penalty?
Because Troy Davis' death has caused such a great surge of protests and demonstrations across the nation and around the world, it is possible that such actions could repeal the law permitting the death penalty. Richard Deiter, executive of the Death Penalty Information Center, cannot remember...
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With the death penalty, ‘probably’ isn’t good enough
Writer Eugene Robinson denounces the act of capital punishment in the article below. Calling it a chilling and cruel form of punishment, Robinson does not believe the death penalty is a form of justice. He instead asserts that the death penalty is a form of revenge. He writes that Davis'...
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Capital Punishment: Our Duty or Our Doom?
The legality of capital punishment continues to be a controversial issue around the world. As supporters claim that the death penalty rids society of cruel individuals and prevents future murders, opponents believe that this law only stoops to the level of criminals and does not make an...
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Supreme Court and the Death Penalty
As groups of people across the world fight with opposing opinions surrounding the legality of capital punishment, certain Supreme Court justices defend their work by citing amendments to the U.S. Constitution. In this article, Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas dispute that the death...
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Doctors and Death Penalty Cases
Dr. Marc Siegel wrote about the job of a doctor who participates in state executions. Siegel defined the role of a doctor as one who heals life rather than ends life. He mentions that the American Board of Anesthesiologists prohibit any of its members from participating in these executions....
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Death Penalty "Unlikely" for White Teen Accused of Running Over Black Man
In another case concerning the murder of a black man, the person behind the murder is not going to be subject to capital punishment. The family of the victim, James Anderson, opposes the death penalty for religious and other personal reasons. For this reason, the murderer, Deryl Dedmon, a...
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Capital Punishment in China
China is the leading nation with the largest number of executions per year. Compared to the United States, which is ranked fifth in global annual executions, China exceeds it by killing approximately "5,000 prisoners annually." One reason behind the large number of executions in China is that...
