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M5 Discussion - Death Penalty

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Q After reading "Capital Punishment" (Links to an external site.) from the Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, pick one interesting or shocking fact and write a rebuttal to it. In your paragraph, include at least one correctly cited quote from the reading. Also, consider, where would you go from here to further secure your argument? A Quality Response Your responses should be a minimum of three posts and it should address all criteria in the rubric below: • Your initial response should address the question in the Topic question. It should be substantial and follow the grading rubric below. • Your responses to at least two classmates should focus on creating topical depth connections with peers to gain a varied and new insight into the topic.

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According to the article, the Federal Government identifies a total of 40 crimes which fall under the purview of death penalty. Amongst some of the obvious choices, one of them happens to treason. Treason is indeed a very serious crime but should not be included in the purview of capital punishment. The article states, “The federal government identifies over forty crimes to which the death penalty could be applied