Murder is Murder Capital punishment has been a controversial topic almost since it's inception. Since biblical times, an "eye for an eye," or a " tooth for a tooth", has been the established norm for retribution. As society advanced, the methods of capital punishment became more "civilized". However, the result remains the same, legally sanctioned death. Reform of automatic death sentences began in Europe in the 1750's. The social reformers and English law reformers of that …showed first 75 words of 763 total…

…showed last 75 words of 763 total…the loss of their loved ones and all the other emotions the rest of us are capable of feelings. How would you feel knowing that you were going to die tomorrow at a specified minute or a specified hour? There is no such thing as a humane method of putting a person to death, no matter what the state may claim. Every form of execution is terrifying and gruesome for the criminal, murder is murder.