The death penalty is one of the most controversial subjects in the country. Most Americans either strongly support execution or strongly oppose it. In America, there are multiple methods of execution, lethal injection, firing squad, hanging, electrocution, and the gas chamber. Imagine being tied to a chair in different places; usually the chest, groin, arms and legs. A metal skullcap attached to your head, and then you're blindfolded. What could be going through your mind? Were you wrongly convicted or did you deserve to die? There are two sides to every problem. While some argue that the death penalty is an imperfect method of punishment because it is irreversible and innocent people have undoubtedly been put to death, others argue that the death penalty is a humane method of punishing the brutal murderers by granting them a quick and painless death. Facts Although there are many methods of execution, the most common method in the United States is lethal injection. It is far less painful and more humane than any other form of execution, with critics countering that it has serious flaws that undermine all the claims made about it (lethal injection). So why do we still have capital punishment? When there are always flaws and the pain cannot be completely removed. Additionally, lethal injection is a greater improvement over older methods of execution, such as hanging or the electric chair (lethal injection). In a hanging, the prisoner's hands and legs are tied, then he is blindfolded and led over a trap door. Where the noose is placed around the neck, with the knot behind the left ear. Before execution, the prisoner must be weighed so that the rope is measured correctly and ensures a quick and painless death. However, if the execution is done before...... middle of paper ...... versions on file: n. Page. Issues and Controversies: Facts on File News Services, October 19, 2007. Web. February 27, 2014Parks, Peggy J. “Current Issues: The Death Penalty.” 2012: no. P. SIRS Issues Researchers.Web. February 27, 2014 “Supreme Court Decisions: Constitutionality of the Death Penalty, Guidelines for Judges and Juries, Jury Selection, and Sentencing Procedures.” » Capital punishment: cruel and unusual?. Kim Masters Evans. 2008 ed. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Information Plus Reference Series. Opposing viewpoints in context. Internet. March 20, 2014. “The Electric Chair: Cruel and Unusual Punishment? (Box). Problems and controversies on the file: n. Page. Problems and controversies. Facts on File News Services, September 15, 2000. Web, February 28, 2014 “Updated: Death Penalty.” Issues and controversies on file: n. Page. Problems and controversies. File News Services Facts, June 29, 2009. Web. February 27. 2014