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There is one question that has always brought about controversy. Should be used as a way of disciplining criminals? Over the past twenty years, there has been an enormous increase in violent crimes. It seems logical that a person is less likely to commit a given ....

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.... in acceptance. Over 200 crimes were punishable by death at the beginning of the 1800's. There were just as many methods used to execute wrong-doers as there were crimes. Some of the techniques used included beheading, stoning, drowning, hanging, crucifying, and burying people alive. Also used were many nontraditional forms of execution. One type of execution utilized elephants to crush the criminal's head on a stone block. As times changed, so did the death penalty. Laws aimed at abolishing the death penalty began to evolve at the turn of the century. Even with the changes made, the effectiveness of capital punishment stayed right on track. The ....