"Capital punishment feeds the cycle of violence in society by pandering to a lust for revenge. It brutalizes us, and deadens our sensitivities to the precious nature of every single human life."
- Most Rev. David B. Thompson, Bishop of Charleston, S.C., December 3, 1998
After centuries of universal implementation, capital punishment remains an intensely debated issue. Whilst one execution takes place somewhere a murder is being committed, and the question still stays the same: will capital punishment protect the society and deter crime or will it not? …
