In the Unit 6 Discussion, you will explore issues that relate to the death penalty. The death penalty, which remains a highly controversial topic. Ethical issues that are controversial tend to be so because they usually have several strong but opposing points. You and your peers will explore some of these reasons and explore this difficult topic in light of ethical theory and reasoning.

Capital Punishment

• What are some of the arguments used for and against capital punishment? (You may want to complete some additional research to add to your knowledge). In your response, apply ethical theory to your position.

In addition to your posted answer, be sure to comment on at least two of your classmates' post and participate regularly. Responses to others can come in many forms and can include the following:

• Responding to the ideas or details of someone else's responses.
• Taking a concept from the reading and applying it to life, to the reading itself, to your work, or to the questions you're asked to answer.
• Helping a peer understand a concept from the reading.
• Sharing a story from work or your community that illustrates the reading.
• Asking questions on points you need help understanding.
• Explaining why you answered a question in a specific way.
• Pointing out how different answers took the question in different directions/noting a pattern/suggesting an explanation.
• Developing theories to explain patterns you see in the reading.
• Summarizing aspects of the assigned reading and asking for help from your peers in figuring out how you would apply this concept in a real world situation