Capital PunishmentWorks Cited Not IncludedCapital Punishment was fundamentally meant for the good of society. The goal of capital punishment is to prevent people from committing violent and offensive acts. However, capital punishment or the death penalty has failed to prevent or deter crime. Plus, it's cruel and gruesome. There are currently five execution methods. The most commonly used form of execution is lethal injection. In this method the condemned man is first injected with sodium thiopental, which puts him to sleep, then he is injected with pavulon, which finally kills him. The next most common execution method used is electrocution in which the person is tied with leather straps to a chair and electric current of two thousand or more volts is passed through the body. The initial shock of the electricity causes the person's body to move forward. The shock burns the person's internal organs, leaving them dead. Urination, vomiting of blood, change in skin color, and even swelling or burning of the skin may occur during this process. This method of execution is currently used by only eleven states. The third method is gas chamber execution in which hydrochloric acid and potassium are used to kill the condemned. One of the oldest methods of execution is hanging and the latest method is shooting (Loeb). All five methods are inhumane and cruel. The condemned man dies within seconds. He never has time to realize his mistake, to regret it or to correct it. Killing that person doesn't kill the crime. So I see no purpose in the death penalty. Instead, if the convicted person is given a life sentence, he has time to realize his mistakes and correct them in some way. It's... half the paper... basically. In Great Britain it was abolished in 1971; France abolished it in 1981. Canada abolished it in 1976. The United Nations General Assembly stated in a formal resolution that, throughout the world, it is desirable to “progressively limit the number of crimes for which the death penalty can be inflicted, with at least a limit given the opportunity to abolish this punishment” (57). Furthermore, the United States is famous for its justice and respect for human life. The death penalty has nothing to do with this image of our country. Therefore the abolition of the death penalty is necessary to remain faithful to our values ​​and our morals. So I hope I have tried hard enough to prove my point that capital punishment is not right. Because it is unfair and unjust; innocent people are executed; it is more expensive than life imprisonment. Therefore it is a highly controversial and emotional topic.