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 …showed first 75 words of 725 total…

…showed last 75 words of 725 total…judge then be sentenced the death penalty because he or she killed another individual? Is this considered the same as killing a serial killer or a rapist? How much is too much? Should Capital punishment be reintroduced in Australia? This essay has attempted to show that capital punishment is barbaric and too severe. Capital punishment or the death penalty should not be brought back into Australia; Australia should keep its reputation as the peaceful country.