Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, involves putting someone to death as punishment for a crime. Supporters argue it deters crime, gives closure to families, and is supported by the Bible. However, opponents counter that it is an expensive and flawed system that risks killing innocent people and is a cruel punishment. The document provides links to videos and articles about the death penalty debate on both sides.

1. Capital punishment

2. What is capital punishment ?
• Capital punishment is when a person in
the wrong is put to death. It is also
known as the death penalty.

3. Reasons For
• Many people believes it saves more lives
as you are stopping the person from
killing again.
• Many people say it gives the family
closure.
• Would they confess if they were not
threaten by the death penalty ?
• People also argue that it states the
death penalty is supported in the bible.

4. Reasons Against
• It is very expensive.
• Innocent people can be killed.
• It is cruel.
• Some trials can be unfair and therefore
there are some flaws in the justice
system.

5. Video Links
• The Death Penalty Debate
• The Final 24 Hours
• Women On Death Row
• Death Row Stories
• Escape From Death Row
• Inside Death Row With Trevor McDonald
• Part 2
• Ted Bundy
• Timothy McVeigh
• Richard Ramirez
• Cameron Todd Willingham
• Story Of Capital Punishment
• Execution In Britain

6. Links
• http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservic
e/learningenglish/witn/pdfs/070103_de
ath_penalty.pdf
• http://www.deathpenalty.org/downloads
/CurriculumFeb.2006.pdf
• http://www.deathpenalty.org/
• http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0
711/071117-death_penalty.html

7. Amnesty International
• “We are ordinary people from across
the world standing up for humanity and
human rights.”