The death penalty | Social Science homework help

View one or more of the following documentaries on YouTube about prison and the death penalty.

Death Penalty Most Excruciating Documentary (Prison Documentary 2017 – 59:19) (Links to an external site.)

Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald 1 of 2 (47:25) (Links to an external site.)

Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald 2 of 2 (45:08) (Links to an external site.)

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Children in Prison for Life Sentence Full Documentary Kids Behind Bars (1:26:55) (Links to an external site.)

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Please address the following questions: 

  • What are the basic issues and main themes addressed in the videos?
  • Were the issues addressed from a biased or unbiased perspective? Were the presenters operating with an underlying agenda?
  • Was there agreement or disagreement among presenters regarding the main issues addressed?
  • What were the major moral/ethical issues related to these topics?
  • How does the concept of ethical relativism relate to this topic?
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