Throughout America's history, the death penalty has been applied disproportionately to the poor and blacks. The death penalty, also known as capital punishment, is the execution of criminals by the state for committing heinous crimes such as rape and murder. The death penalty, which is legal execution, has existed as long as has human culture. Capital Punishment, the death penalty, is punishment by death. The variations of death are the gas chamber, electrocution, lethal injection, hanging, or firing squad in the United States. In most cultures, this sentence is reserved for the most seve…
