Surprising facts about the death penalty
Shocking facts about the death penalty
© <p>Shutterstock</p>
Capital punishment remains one of society's most controversial topics of conversation. Otherwise known as the death penalty, it refers to the process of sentencing convicted offenders to death for the most serious crimes, very often murder. The debate surrounding what amounts to an institutionalized practice of deliberately killing persons in response to actual or supposed misconduct has divided opinion for decades. And while over 100 countries have now abolished the death sentence, many others still pursue what Amnesty International describes as an ultimately cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment. So, what's your opinion?
Click through and ponder these bizarre facts about the death penalty.
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
LIFESTYLE
Advice
6 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
India
7 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
History
8 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
History
9 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
Human rights
10 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
Research
10 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
Sea
11 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
Politics
11 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
Habits
12 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
Prophecies
13 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
Horoscopes
14 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
England
15 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
Politics
17 hours ago
LIFESTYLE
History
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
History
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Dna
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Health
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
War
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Israel
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Asia
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Evs
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
History
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Literature
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Philosophy
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Pollution
03/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Kate middleton
02/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Mass shooting
02/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Safety
02/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Climate change
02/01/25
LIFESTYLE
New year
02/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Organization
02/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Culture
02/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Christianity
02/01/25
LIFESTYLE
History
02/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Royals
02/01/25
LIFESTYLE
Telecommunications
02/01/25
MOST READ
- Last Hour
- Last Day
- Last Week