Should Capital punishment be re-introduced in Australia?
The helmeted man sits immobile, strapped and bolted into the enforced chair. The switch is closed. One thousand volts of electricity surge into his delicate flesh, searing his nervous system. The man, despite his shackles, jerks. His head bobs and shakes, as he suffers the cruel punishment of the death penalty.
Crucifixion, stoning, drowning, burning at the stake, and beheading, all forms of capital punishment, all brutal and unnecessary. Capital Punishment is the legal infliction of death as a penalty for violating criminal law. …
