“The Body's Temperature After Electrocution is Around 138 Degrees Fahrenheit” People that have committed extremely loathsome crimes such as murder have been punished by means of the death penalty. It is a practice of age-old standing, but in the United States it has become a very controversial issue. Changing views on this difficult topic led the Supreme Court to abolish capital punishment in 1972 and then bring it back in 1977. Permitting criminals guilty of homicide to walk the streets for reasons such as moral beliefs and cost is immoral. Capital punishment is necessary for a stable society and should not be abolished again.