capital punishment
Weigh the pros, cons and controversies surrounding the grave issue of capital punishment; should the death penalty be allowed?
Capital Punishment
My step-dad Todd and I were having some breakfast together as it was announced that Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in his trial. Todd and I have different opinions and it is rare that we agree on a topic that is politically charged. After it was announced Todd started on a rant about the case and how it shouldn't have been the way it was, and for once Todd and I agreed. He described how he is very hurt over the fact that races were not correctly displayed among the jury. He then proceeded into talking about how he was a police officer for over twenty years and as a man of color he understands both perspectives and that he ended up leaving the force due to too many injustices that he personally saw. It has been made clear that there are still to this day many racial injustices and a lot of them are made within the justice system. An injustice that I researched is capital punishment, I feel like the system is poorly set up and because of that the punishment is unfair.
By kaylin flaherty4 years ago in Criminal
BRANDING A PERSON WAS ONLY ABOLISHED IN 1879
Branding on the face was used to reprimand people on the margins of society. Judges would punish the poor for minor thefts, deter beggars, suppress prostitutes, drive homeless people out of the parish and subdue the mentally ill. Judges thought by combining physical pain with lifelong humiliation would be a powerful deterrent. ‘T’ meant thief, ‘B’ blasphemer, and ‘FA’, false accuser: sometimes an ‘F’ on one cheek and an ‘A’ on the other.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in Criminal
The Victims of Capital Punishment
In 1893, Henry Smith was brutally murdered. Smith was a Black labourer from Paris, Texas, who was accused of murdering and raping a four-year-old girl. The young white girl, Myrtle Vance, was the daughter of a local policeman who had beaten Smith while he was detained in prison.
By Ilana Quinn4 years ago in Criminal
Mildred Bolton: The first woman to escape Chicago’s electric chair
If you enjoy reading about classic crime stories, it’s certainly not too difficult to find some truly interesting characters. For instance, take convicted killer Mildred Bolton. If you don’t recognize the name, I can tell you she almost became the first Illinois woman ever executed in Chicago’s electric chair.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
Domestic Violence on children
Aishah said that a Bedouin man came to the prophet, and said, “You kiss the children and we don’t kiss them,” So the prophet said, “Is there anything that I can do once Allah has removed mercy from your heart?” – Sahih Al-Bukhari 426/10
By javaria hassan4 years ago in Criminal
The power of the media
Last week, I covered the media handling of murder victim Gabby Petito. And now, the press, social media, John Walsh, and Dog the Bounty Hunter have entered the fray. It seems like everyone on the planet wants to find Brian Laundrie, who is suspected of killing Gabby Petito—the young woman he professed to love. If you look at Facebook, he seems to be everywhere except in police custody. People everywhere are posting pictures of various bald Caucasian men from different parts of the country. Laundrie appears to be public enemy number one.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
The Horrific Murder of J'Anaya Thompson
Ja’Naya Thompson disappeared from her apartment at The Palms in Gulfport, Mississippi, on July 16, 2014. Police found the body of the 5-year-old girl hanging from a window crank by a pair of socks inside an abandoned trailer across the street the following day. She had been raped and sodomized before her death.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
