Capital Punishment Death has been somewhat of a an ancient manner of discipline reserved for those who commit horrible crimes. As far as the Ancient Laws of China, the death sentence had been established as a punishment for crimes. The first death sentence historically recorded occurred in sixteenth century BC Egypt where the wrongdoer, a member of nobility, was accused of magic and ordered to take his own life (PBS: front line news). Today in …showed first 75 words of 1165 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1165 total…you into believing that what your doing is right and just. God help you, because what your doing here today and what's in your hearts here today makes you no better than any man or woman on death row across this country. Today your committing murder too! . . . I pray that some day you'll realize your own mistakes and ask God to forgive you as I have because there is no peace without God's forgiveness. Amen."