Capital Punishment Capital punishment is not a new concept. It is older then the Roman Empire, and has changed much since it's first use. Death through drowning, crucifixion, or hanging, or throwing form a high rock, or being thrown into a fiery furnace, or firing squad, or electric chair or the gas chamber "through the years these methods as well as others not mentioned have been what the world governments have used to instill fear in the populace, in order to maintain control. However in today's society, especially in the United States of America capital punishment has c...

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