Capital Punishment
'He who sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God was
man created.'(Genesis 9:6) 'Anyone who by violence causes a death must be put to death.'(Exodus
21:12) 'But should any person dare to kill another with deliberate planning, you will take that person even from my altar to be put to death.'(Exodus 21:14)
Capital Punishment can be described as a the punishment of death for a very bad or heinous
crime like murder. Not all states have got capital punishment, otherwise known as the 'Death Penalty.'
The states which do not have this type of punishment are Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Iowa,
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and
Wisconsin. The remaining states do have some form of capital punishment ranging from hanging, firing
squad, electrocution, gas chamber, and lethal injection.
If somebody killed someone they would not automatically get the death penalty, there are several
circumstances that a judge, jury, and prosecutioner must look at to see how bad the crime was. In some
states if you kidnap someone, and do heinous things to them, you could still be eligible for the death
penalty. Each state which carries a death sentence has got their own requirements that a person must
meet to decide whether they get life in prison, or the sentence of death. Below is each state which carries
a death sentence and the requirements that a person must meet and be convicted of in order to receive the
death sentence.
In Alabama in order to receive the death penalty you must murder during a kidnapping,
robbery, rape, sodomy, burglary, sexual assault, or arson. Also, someone would get the death penalty if
they murdered a peace officer, correctional officer,