Tara G's Final Presentation

1. Punishment Tara Goodell JUS 303 November 29, 2009

5. Bedau Opponent of Capital Punishment Cruel and unusual Denies due process Wastes resources

6. Compare/Contrast Theories Sever punishment is acceptable Crime requires punishment

7. Roper v. Simmons Should there be a minimum age requirement for capital punishment? 17 years old when committed the murder Anything below 18 is considered cruel and unusual punishment, because their mentality is not to the caliber to which that of adults are believe to be

8. Response to Roper v. Simmons Bentham Punishment must fit the crime If it is the cheapest means of punishment Deter enough crime Durkheim Society needs crime Punishment is to enforce shared beliefs and values Offending of the collective conscious leads to degree of acceptable punishment Bedau Cruel and Unusual Lack of morality Doesn’t deter crime For Capital Punishment Against Capital Punishment

9. Works Cited Bedau, H. A. (n.d.). The Case Against The Death Penalty by Hugo Adam Bedau. Skeptic Tank Text Archive File -- Master Index . Retrieved November 23, 2009, from http://www.skepticfiles.org/aclu/case_aga.htm Leo, J. (2005). Double-standard trouble.U.S.News & World Report, 138(11), 67-67. Roper v. Simmons - Oral Argument | The Oyez Project. (n.d.). The Oyez Project | Build 6. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_03_633/argument Williams, P. J. (2005). Grim fairy tales. Nation, 280(12), 9-9.