The Death Penalty

The Death Penalty- A Defence

1998 by David Anderson

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Chapter 1 part 3

CRIMES THAT DESERVE DEATH

The death penalty can only come into question when it comes to the most heinous crimes. Each state governed by law should have the freedom to determine for themselves what those crimes are. We mean that for the following crimes the death penalty should be imposed:

Murder

The death penalty should be a rule when it comes to murder.(5)

(Also for a person who instigates and determines a murder but who does not himself carry out the crime the rule should be the death penalty.)

Even for a planned attempt to murder someone the death penalty should be considered.

High treason/Treason

During an imminent threat of war, the death penalty should be the norm for treason and espionage that would mean the loss of human life in wartime.

For crimes in wartime that would mean the loss of human life the norm should be the death penalty.

Terrorism

One who by acts of terrorism or acts of outrage cause people to be injured or killed, or has had the intention to injure or kill people, should as a norm be sentenced to death.

These three types of criminals - murderers, traitors and terrorists - will from now on be summarized by the expression "murderer".

Repeated grave assault

One who has been convicted of grave assault (or manslaughter, or brutal rape), who has served a punishment, and has gone through treatment, and after that is convicted of grave assault again, should be sentenced to death.

Advanced, lengthy and refined form of grave assault, i.e. torture, should mean death without the demand of relapse.