Capital Punishment Capital punishment is a death penalty for committing a crime. This is a very controversial topic. Some people find this law barbaric and unethical. Others agree with this law because they think it deters crime. Some people ask themselves: Is it really a deterrence? The New Testament says God commands the use of capital punishment, then why is it that some states forbid it? What effect does it have on society? Common reasons …showed first 75 words of 1146 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1146 total…abolished capital punishment or have done so in effect. These countries include most European and Latin American nations. About 90 countries still permit capital punishment, including most developing nations. Even though studies have shown no unusual increase in murders when the death penalty is abolished, there are still many opinions that usually do not make a difference. Hundreds of people have been executed in the United States since the Supreme Court upheld the death penalty in 1976.