TY - JOUR
T1 - Death penalty to terrorists
T2 - Attitudes of students at the Ari'el university center, Israel
AU - Soen, Dan
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - The problem of death penalty is complex by definition, entailing on one hand moral considerations, as well as commitment to the universal value of the sanctity of human life, and on the other hand some down-to-earth practical considerations. By the end of 2002, 76 states abolished capital punishment altogether. Fifteen other states allow death sentence only at wartime. Bearing in mind this overall picture as well as the cruel reality of terrorism confronting Israelis on a daily basis, a pilot survents strongly support death penalty for terrorists. Another important one is the strong link between religiosity as well as political inclination and the students' attitudes. Last but not least, it emerged that universal considerations were paramount in crystallizing the students' attitudes in this respect. The Paper elaborates on both the findings and the emerging problems.
AB - The problem of death penalty is complex by definition, entailing on one hand moral considerations, as well as commitment to the universal value of the sanctity of human life, and on the other hand some down-to-earth practical considerations. By the end of 2002, 76 states abolished capital punishment altogether. Fifteen other states allow death sentence only at wartime. Bearing in mind this overall picture as well as the cruel reality of terrorism confronting Israelis on a daily basis, a pilot survents strongly support death penalty for terrorists. Another important one is the strong link between religiosity as well as political inclination and the students' attitudes. Last but not least, it emerged that universal considerations were paramount in crystallizing the students' attitudes in this respect. The Paper elaborates on both the findings and the emerging problems.
KW - Capital punishment
KW - Death penalty
KW - Political inclination and support of death penalty
KW - Religiosity and support of death penalty
KW - Terrorism
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AN - SCOPUS:67650266295
SN - 1450-2267
VL - 8
SP - 540
EP - 556
JO - European Journal of Social Sciences
JF - European Journal of Social Sciences
IS - 4
ER -