The Death Penalty: Methods and Arguments

I find death in itself a very interesting topic. It’s a topic everyone has their own meaning about. The Death Penalty is the ultimate punishment in several countries around the world, and is used in despite cultures. By taking a person’s life, you take them to the unknown, and the unknown is our biggest fear. Our life is the most precious ‘’ thing we will ever have.

Different ways of executions

Hanging

Hanging is one of the oldest forms of executions, but is not as used as it was before. The way hanging is proceed, you get bag over your head and a rope around neck, then you stand on a trapdoor, so when the executioner pulls the lever the trapdoor opens quickly, and you fall through. When you fall through the trapdoor the rope is tightened to your neck and you and you get strangle and dies in a matter of seconds.

Electrocution

You get strapped to a chair and a helmet is placed on the convicts head and the helmet is strapped to a brace behind the chair, then thousands of volt are sent through you body making you heart stop and frying some of you flesh on hands and legs.