Execution

Execution Witness to an Execution At the dawn of the 21st century, the death penalty is considered by most civilized nations as a cruel and inhuman punishment. It has been abolished by 106 nations and 30 countries have abolished it since 1990. However, the death penalty continues to be commonly used throughout the United States. There are three major perspectives in regards to the death penalty; Functionalist, conflict and interactionist perspectives. I hope to show how sociological perspectives are applicable to the issues addresses in the documentary, Witness to an Execution. God inscribed in stone, before Moses the ten commandments, one of which states that, “thou shall not kill”. An interactionist would argue that it doesn’t say; Well, its all right to kill if that person has committed a capital crime. An inter-actionists may see the symbolism of the death penalty, and see its barbaric and resembles a crucifixion, just laying down. When the inmate is brought in, the gurney resembles a cross. Then the guards will strap them in right arm, left arm, left leg, right leg and then continue with the chest and head straps. This to me symbolizes the nails death, penalty, states, capital, society, punishment, inmate, murder, last, tennessee, say, rate, perspectives, one, just, crime, conflict, cases, attorneys, useful, sound, right, profile, perspective, person, non-death, learned, kill, interactionist, high, give, few, executions, example, each