Capital Punishment There is one question that has always brought about controversy. Should capital punishment 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 act if by doing so he will suffer swift and certain punishment of a horrible kind. As most Americans agree, death is the only appropriate punishment for such crimes. In ancient times' executions were not uncommon. Even the Bible teaches capital punishment. It states, “Who so sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man” (Bible). In anci