America's Fetish for Death

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Capital punishment has not simply taken its toll upon lives, though also society. Throughout history, the general purpose of execution was a last resort to criminal punishment or to see fit the severity of the crime. Though due to the fashions of society, racism crept its ways into this form of punishment and transformed it into a form of family entertainment. In past years, human death has become widely accepted and has sprung it roots …

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…that it gives reason for psychologically distraught individuals to massacre others, such as that at Columbine High School. Capital Punishment's effect upon society is astronomical, and will continue to consume society and history. It has and will continue to mold our society into a world that tolerates such vulgarity and views it with a cold-hearted laugh. It is no longer a stranger in our homes, but instead a neighbor that everyone welcomes with loving arms.