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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Capital punishment is the legal infliction the death penalty. It is obviously the most severe form of criminal punishment. (Bedau1) Capital punishment is a controversial way of dealing with violent criminals; the main alternative to the death penalty is life in prison. Capital punishment has been around for thousands of years as a means of eradicating criminals. A giant debate started between supporters and opposers of execution, over the morality and effectiveness of
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struck with enough electricity to cause the eyeballs pop out of their sockets any better than being beheaded? (Guernsey, 59) Is the death penalty 'cruel and unusual punishment? We must devise more sane methods of execution which are quick and efficient. Most importantly we must make the appeals process more orderly to cut down on the glut of inmates on death row, and therefore cut down on the money wasted housing prisoners during the appeals process.
struck with enough electricity to cause the eyeballs pop out of their sockets any better than being beheaded? (Guernsey, 59) Is the death penalty 'cruel and unusual punishment? We must devise more sane methods of execution which are quick and efficient. Most importantly we must make the appeals process more orderly to cut down on the glut of inmates on death row, and therefore cut down on the money wasted housing prisoners during the appeals process.