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Capital punishment is most severe form of justice, the death penalty. It is the punishment given to the convicted criminals who have committed a capital offence. This punishment exists mainly because it is a huge deterrent against 'would be' criminals. Many countries have abolished it as a punishment. Some people believe it is inhumane and morally wrong for a society who frowns upon murderers to murder others. Some criminals could be wrongly convicted; there is no redress for innocent man. Some think that we are a civilized society that should not kill to solve our problems. There are many different reasons why countries such as the U.K have abolished it as a punishment. The documentary "14 Days in May" focused the issue of capital punishment. This documentary shows the life of the convicted murderer Edward Earl Johnson awaiting the death penalty on Death Row in the Parchment State Penitentiary, Mississippi....

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