Capital punishment (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B): Flashcards

State-sanctioned execution of convicted criminals

Death penalty

Punishment, deterrent effect, victim satisfaction

Retribution for heinous offences

Threat of execution may prevent others from similar crimes

Helps families & society feel justice properly served

Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death

Do not resist an evil person; turn the other cheek

All human life is sacred

Condemned as cruel and unnecessary

Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed

You shall not murder

Most fitting response to gravest crimes

Generally oppose; emphasise human dignity & redemption

Examine each case individually rather than universal rules