Summary: Execution in the 21st century has been very controversial. Some states support the death penalty, while others don't. After many pain full years the guillotine was abolished in 1981. The electric chair is known as t"Sparky", "The Hot Squat" and "Old Smokey. I t was first used in New York on August 6, 1980. Thew gas chamber was first used in 1936. It takes about 18 minutes for the body to give up its life. About 35 states have been using lethal injection since 1977. It provides a slow, and quiet death to the criminal. Firing squads were very common in Mexico. There are more than thousands of people on death row. About one in fifty teenagers are on death row. There are not a lot of people ion death row in Asia, compared to America. In Japan there are approximately 50 people on death row. Drugs are taken very seriously, so smugglers face very harsh consequences. There are state-sponsored tortures. Chain gangs had to do a lot of hard work. Prison conditions vary from place to place. There are a lot of gangs, and rivalry fights between the gangs, poor living conditions, drug smuggling and more. Some people, in government and out have planned and and done crimes against the state. Lynchings have been around for hundreds of years, they are all used for different reasons, but all have that one intention of killing someone.War crimes have played a huge part of WWI, WWII, and war crimes in Asia.
Quote:"Since 1985 more than 35 countries have scrapped capital punishment or restricted its application"(Kellaway 134).
Reflection: Torture and execution has transformed a lot, the modern punishments are completely different from how they are considered to be now. Some of the things done back then are probably illegal now, which is crazy. All of these transformations and progress show the growth and development of the world. I am still very confused as to why criminals have beds, shelter, and food while poor innocent people are forced to live on the streets.
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