The death penalty has been used for centuries all over the world. In biblical times, the "Eye for an Eye" rule was common amongst the people. If one killed someone else, then they in turn would be killed. Keep in mind that these people were very religious and societies back then were more barbaric. Times have changed so much over the years, and now the humanitarian people are trying to put an end to Capitol …showed first 75 words of 1492 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1492 total…cost of the actual injection, it costs a ton of money. As you can see, the battle over the legality of capitol punishment is a highly debatable topic. There are many legal and ethical ramifications dealing with the death of convicted killers. I firmly believe that if you committed the crime, you do the time. If that means being killed, then so be it. Punishment is very important, because without it, we have total chaos.