In 1951 male nurses joined the main nursing register. In 2004 the percentage of male nurses was 10.63% this had increased very slightly to 10.69% in 2008. In 2008 there are 132 male midwives on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) nursing register.
The death penalty is the only acceptable punishment for taking a human life unlawfully and is the only moral action. The laws of western countries are based ultimately on ancient Jewish law which is the basis of all western morality and in which the death penalty was practised.
The death penalty is a very complicated subject to deal with. Most people would not want to talk about it out in the open. It is not a light subject to deal with in the first place. It is definitely not what one can talk over the dinner table. Since the lives of people are at stake, the matter is very serious and people understand it. That is probably why they hesitate to even talk about it freely. Regarding the question about the effectiveness of death penalty, we first need to understand its purpose. Basically, it has two motives. The first one is to punish criminals for their guilty acts.