For many years in society, capital punishment has been a controversial issue. The humanity of the process has challenged the moral standards of many Americans. Much of the controversy began shortly after passing the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The amendment states that “no cruel and unusual punishment should be afflicted” on any American citizen. Although methods of capital punishment used in the past were effective, modern methods used today, such as lethal injection, are more accepted by society as a whole.
Throughout history many different methods have been used in performing capital punishment. Among a few are hanging, burning, beheading, and electrocution, which is still used in some states today. Most of these methods brought about great pain, public humiliation, and lack of privacy for the individual being executed which raised questions in regards to the humanity of the process. For example, the pain sustained by an individual being burned......
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