Capital punishment

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What is capital punishment ?
it is the practice of executing someone a a punishment for a crime they committed.
In the 18th century what offences led to the death penalty ?
Shooting rabbits and picking pockets, marrying a jew and blasphemy
In capital punishment (Death penalty) what were the laws focused on ?
focused on the poor who were viewed as lazy
What case study is an example of miscarriage of justice (Death Penalty) ?
Derek Bentley and Timothy Evans
What were Derek Bentley and Timothy Evans regarded as ?
A Miscarriage of justice which led to a change to the public opinion about the death penalty as many people were wrongly convicted.