Abstract Capital Punishment, also referred to as the Death Penalty, is defined as the execution of criminals by the state for committing crimes regarded as so heinous that it is the only acceptable punishment. The controversy of whether or not Capital Punishment is morally right or wrong is a debate that is on top of the list for many politicians and Americans. A topic of debate in relation to Capital Punishment is whether or not …showed first 75 words of 3662 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3662 total…to grow up to become productive members of society. Exploiting death on public television will interfere in the lives of children who would be allowed to view the death. Many times the children are too young to understand, or if they do understand, they may learn to view life as expendable and that no matter what they do in life, dying for it will not matter. Viewing of executions could not possibly be positive determent.