Helen Prejean and the Catholic Church's Stance on the Death Penalty by https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915 How and Why those of the Catholic Church strive to save the lives of those on death row en-us 2016-10-13 16:02:02 UTC 2026-01-25 12:29:38 UTC hello@padlet.com The Four Main Reasons the Catholic Church argues Against the Death Penalty:  yisun17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131001485  
1. dignity of human life must never be taken away, even in the case of someone who has done great evil...
 
2. State-sanctioned death in our name diminishes all of us 

4. The system is flawed 
  • biased & discriminatory (race/gender)
  • Those on death row are often falsely accused. 
  • those put on death row often are not given proper representation  (if you can’t afford a good lawyer to defend you)
4. There are more effective ways to punish criminals and protect society 
  • People often feel that in order to protect society they have to kill these “monsters” for their crimes 
  • rehab/ therapy/ mental issues not being addressed 
--USCCB, A Culture of Life and the Penalty of Death
]]> 2016-10-16 21:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131001485 Race Statistics for Capital Punishment. elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131027513 "A study commissioned by the governor of Maryland found, "Defendants who killed white victims were more likely to advance to a penalty trial and are more likely to be sentenced to death than those who killed a black." Of those on death row,  42% are black, but blacks make up less than 15% of the population. The GAO  analyzed 28 studies on capital punishment and found:

"In 82% of the studies, race of victim was found to influence the likelihood of being charged with capital murder or receiving the death penalty, i.e., those who murdered whites were found to be more likely to be sentenced to death than those who murdered blacks. This finding was remarkably consistent across data sets, states, data collection methods, and analytic techniques."



]]> 2016-10-17 03:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131027513 The Catholic Church's Views on the Death Penalty  elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131029803 2016-10-17 03:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131029803 The Debate  elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131030519 Why is capital punishment so controversial? ]]> 2016-10-17 03:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131030519 Pro Death Penalty View (arguing for the use of the Death Penalty)  elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131030969 "1. The death penalty gives closure to the victim's families who have suffered so much
2.It creates another form of crime deterrent.
3.Justice is better served.
4.Our justice system shows more sympathy for criminals than it does victims.
5. It provides a deterrent for prisoners already serving a life sentence.
6. DNA testing and other methods of modern crime scene science can now effectively eliminate almost all uncertainty as to a person's guilt or innocence
7.Prisoner parole or escapes can give criminals another chance to kill.
8. It contributes to the problem of overpopulation in the prison system .
9. It gives prosecutors another bargaining chip in the plea bargain process, which is essential in cutting costs in an overcrowded court system."]]> 2016-10-17 03:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131030969 elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131033655 2016-10-17 04:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131033655 elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131034480 2016-10-17 04:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131034480 Statistics  elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131034658 2016-10-17 04:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131034658 Catholic Church Still Actively Ending Death Penalty.  elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131035010 2016-10-17 04:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131035010 2016 Elections may change California's Death Penalty elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131036156 2016-10-17 04:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131036156 World Coalition Against Death Penalty  yisun17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131313610 The WCADP is an international alliance of over 120 NGOs, bar associations, local authorities and unions dedicated to obtaining the universal abolition of the death penalty through lobbying at the state and international levels, support of regional, national and local abolitionist groups, and the organization of international campaigns, including the annual World Day Against the Death Penalty. Their website contains many useful resources in English, French, Arabic and other languages.]]> 2016-10-17 21:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131313610 Dead Man's Walking elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131314147 The final and most significant scene of Dead Man Walking, an academy award winning film about Helen Prejean's work with a rapist/ murder put on death row. Warning: viewer discretion is advised. ]]> 2016-10-17 21:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131314147 Sister Helen Prejean elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131314943 2016-10-17 21:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131314943 Death penalty in Bible yisun17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131317548 There are death penalty for various acts in Bible: murder (Exodus 21:12), kidnapping (Exodus 21:16), bestiality (Exodus 22:19), adultery (Leviticus 20:10), homosexuality (Leviticus 20:13)...
Even every sin we commit ought to result in the death penalty because the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Thankfully, God demonstrates His love for us in not condemning us "but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us"(Romans 5:8). ]]> 2016-10-17 21:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131317548 Stats on Death Penalty  elliestrockis17 https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131317826 Click to view all Stats on Death Penalty ]]> 2016-10-17 21:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/elliestrockis17/ppauj5isa915/wish/131317826