What is accomplished by putting a criminal to death?
These are the offenses which may result in the death penalty under Title 18 of the
United States Code:
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- Causing death by using a chemical weapon or a weapon of mass destruction
- Killing a member of the Congress, the Cabinet or United States Supreme Court
- Kidnapping a member of the Congress, the Cabinet or Supreme Court resulting in death
- Conspiracy to kill a member of the Congress, the Cabinet or Supreme Court resulting in death
- Causing death by using an explosive
- Causing death by using an illegal firearm
- Causing death during a drug-related drive-by shooting
- Genocide resulting in death
- Carjacking resulting in death
- Mailing explosive substances resulting in death
- Willful destruction of aircraft or motor vehicles resulting in death.
- Causing death by aircraft hijacking or any attempt to commit aircraft hijacking.
- Causing death by kidnapping or hostage taking.
- First degree murder
- Murder perpetrated by poison or lying in wait
- Murder that is willful, deliberate, malicious, and premeditated
- Murder in the perpetration of, or in the attempt to perpetrate, any arson, torture, escape, kidnapping, treason, espionage, sabotage, aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse, child abuse, burglary, or robbery.
- Murder perpetrated as part of a pattern or practice of assault or torture against a child or children
- Murder committed by a federal prisoner or an escaped federal prisoner sentenced to 15 years to life or a more severe penalty
- Assassinating the President or a member of his staff
- Kidnapping the President or a member of his staff resulting in death
- Killing persons aiding federal investigations or State correctional officers
- Willful wrecking of a train resulting in death
- Sexual abuse resulting in death
- Sexual exploitation of children resulting in death
- Torture resulting in death
- War crimes resulting in death
- Large-scale drug trafficking (e.g. high-level selling of cocaine)
- Obstruction of exercise of religion resulting in death (hate crime)
- Attempting, authorizing or advising the killing of any officer, juror, or witness in cases involving a Continuing Criminal Enterprise, even if such killing does not occur.
- Deprivation of constitutional rights or conspiracy to do so, involving kidnapping or rape, or resulting in serious bodily harm or death.
- Espionage
- Treason
That is the US law, how about God's law?
1 Corinthians 6:8-10 New International Version (NIV)
Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters. Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:19-21 New International Version (NIV)
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Revelation 21:8 New International Version (NIV)
But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
I hope that answers your question:
Just what is accomplished by putting people in hell?
Nobody has been punished to suffer the fiery hell.
Not even one.
Why?
2 Peter 3:9 New International Version (NIV)
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
How many died under the capital punishment of the United States?
I believe you have an idea Skwim
List of offenders executed in the United States in 2018 - Wikipedia
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