The death penalty has been a controversial punishment regarding proportionality and whether or not the punishment is cruel and unusual. What are the criticisms regarding the death penalty? What are the reactions to criticisms of the death penalty? Refer to Furham v. Georgia and Gregg v. Georgia.
What will be an ideal response?
Students must discuss the concepts of proportionality and cruel and unusual punishment and their relevance to discussions of capital punishment. Criticisms to the death penalty may include, among others, sentencing disparities and economic costs. Counterarguments may include, among others, impact to victim(s) families and communities and offender’s threat to society. Students may use Furham v. Georgia and Gregg v. Georgia as references.
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