THE DEATH PENALTY IN HISTORY

The oldest death Penalty was stoning

A custom stillUsed today in Parts of India,The Middle EastAnd Africa

In biblical times andDuring the RomanEmpire crucifixionWas used againstEnemies, criminalsAnd Christians - Jesus Christ

Christians beingfed to the lionsfor RomanEntertainment atthe games

Being hung, Drawn and Quartered was a favourite of the Middle Ages

Being burnt at the stakewas the fate of witchesor people of the wrongreligion

Beheadings wereUsed for hundredsof years during theMiddle Ages, thenagain by the Japanese during WW2 and still in today’s world by China

Another Medieval way toinflict death was the Iron Maiden mostly used in Germany

The FrenchRevolution used theGuillotine on itsEnemies - the rich

Hangings again have been Around for over 500 years,It was also NZ’s last oneIn the 1950’s and is still Used - Saddam Hussein

Blood sacrifice was used by the Aztec, Incan andMayan cultures ofCentral and SouthAmerica

Firing squads were usedFrom the late 1800’s, in war-time for deserters andstill today in various parts of the world

The electric chairwas the replacementfor hanging in America and was used in the 1st

part of the 20th century

Lethal Injection

Lethal injection isthe method used nowIn the USA with1059 executions inthe last 30 years- 1/3 of them in Texas

68 countries use the death penalty around the worldIn 2005 94% of deaths were in China, USA, Iran and Saudi Arabia

Amnesty wants to end the death penalty