crime and punishment

• PEACE AND CONFLICT QUOTES

  ISLAM

  " do not contribute to destruction"

  " fighting has been ordained for you, although it is hard for you"

  " permission to fight has been given to those who are being forught, because they were wronged"

  "and if they incline to peace, then you must incline towards"

  
  

  " god commands justice and prohibits wrongdoing"

  "be compassionate to those that suffer"
• PEACE AND CONFLICT QUOTES

  Christianity

  " do everything possible to live at peace with each other "

  " those who draw by the sword, die by the sword"

  " Do not kill"

  " blessed are the peacemakers"

  " if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them to the other"

  " we also glory in our sufferings because we know suffering produces perseverance, character, and character hope"
• why do people commit crime?

  greed

  protection

  upbringing

  hate

  way of income
• Muslims and Christians are generally against people breaking the law WITHOUT a just cause

  individuals who broke laws for just cause

  • nelson mandela
  • martin luther king
  • rosa parks
• muslim believe you should deter people from comitting crimes

  shariah law focuses on prevention

  christian viewpoint

  Journey house, reformation, if you help those on earth, then you will be rewarded

  Types of punishment

  PRISON

  positive, helps criminals to reform, reflect and rethink

  negatives, peer pressure, may become worse due to influence

  CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

  positive, torture makes them reflect, deterrence and retribution

  negatives, harming , abuse of human rights

  COMMUNITY SERVICE

  positives, helps others, improves

  negatives, not very severe, doesnt fully prevent
• suffering

  for muslims, suffering is considered a test too see how faithful a believer is

  other muslims believe if you are suffering, it is because they have given into temptation

  " with hardship comes ease"

  " Allah does not charge a soul except with that within its capacity "

  this shows allah does not burden a soul more than it can bare and knows that you will get through it with " sabr", patience and trust in god .

  for christians, people have free will to choose how to behave a=but if they choose the wrong path, are subject to suffering
• DEATH PENALTY

  sanctity of life is a belief that God gave life and only he can take it away, opposing death penalty as you imitates Gods power

  " whoever sheds human blood, by human their blood shall be shed"

  " eye for an eye"

  " do not take life, which has been made holy, except by right"
• FORGIVENESS

  showing mercy and pardoning someone for their mistake

  jesus tells us to not forgive 7 times, but 77 times

  not forgiving will build upon resentment and anger