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What was the time period when hanging was used in the US as capital punishment?
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What was the punishment for stealing in Elizabethan time?
The crime of mugging was punishable by hanging.
What is the most common type of capital punishment?
In the U.S lethal injection. is the most commonly current form of capital punishment. Otherwise, there probably is no "most common" form. Hanging in the past has certainly taken precedent. As well as beheading in France via the guillotine, or by sword or axe in other parts of the world. For a time, the electric chair and gas chamber were popular in the US.
Why do you think capital punishment was abolish in Jamaica?
Although capital punishment has not been used in Jamaica for quite some time, it has not been abolished and it remains a legal punishment under Jamaican Law.
The first time capital punishment was used?
Capital punishment has been used since before the beginning of recorded history. No one can say when it was first used.
Why is capital punishment illegal?
Because police take your money or time, not your life
What is the punishment in Mexico for stealing a car?
The punishment of stealing a car in Mexico varies. The sentence for theft in Mexico ranges from stiff fines to jail time.
Did the hang Timothy McVeigh?
No they did not. Hanging is not used in this time period. But they did execute him with lethal injection.
What crimes were capital punishment given for. In ohter words what crimes do you have to commit to receive capital punishment?
At one time capital punishment was meted out for what we would now consider trivial or at best worth a stern warning. In countries with a stable and fair judicial system capital punishment is usually only given for what is seen as the most horrific crimes such as premeditated murder. Many countries have outlawed capital punishment completely, others still retain it for crimes which that country has decided are reprehensible, and these vary widely. It you travel abroad it best to be informed of the local laws and punishments.
Why capital punishment is given in early morning?
because he do not need to wait for whole day for his punishment and at that time the prisoner is relexed. It also helps to control the crowd and other media persons at that time.
For what purpose was the Tower of London used for?
It was a prison at one time, where persons would wait for capital punishment.
Is quartering an appropriate punishment for treason?
Do you mean now, in the 21st Century? It is not an appropriate punishment for any crime at any time. Capital punishment is practiced by some nations and this is controversial enough. Quartering is utterly barbaric.
Does cattle rustling still carry a maximum sentence of hanging technically on any law book in Australia?
No. capital punishment was abolished in Australia a long time ago. and Australia is a country where cattle rustling is a problem even today. This would keep the laws on these things up to date.
