Capital Punishment Capital Punishment is the legal infliction of death as a penalty for violating criminal law. Throughout history people have been put to death for various forms of wrongdoing. Methods of execution have included such practices as crucifixion, stoning, drowning, burning at the stake, impaling, and beheading. Today capital punishment is typically accomplished by lethal gas or injection, electrocution, hanging, or shooting. The practice of capital punishment is as old as government itself. For …showed first 75 words of 1347 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1347 total…poor legal representation of capital defendants by incompetent attorneys and prosecutorial misconduct. In short, capital punishment has been around for centuries, almost as long as human civilization itself. Capital punishment is some countries may prove to be successful. However, everyone has their own opinion and desires for the outcome of capital punishment. Capital punishment is going to be around for a long time as it is more than just a so called matter of justice.