Recently there has been a re-emergence of the question of capital punishment. Opinion polls inBritain inform us that half the population are (31) the return of the death penalty, but just how (32) would it be Some cry that crime is becoming more violent and increasing on an alarming (33) . Is this really true, though People wonder. (34) , just as the population increases, (35) proportionally will crime. The same is also true (36) violence; (37) violence is to be expected as the world becomes more (38) populateD、If we consider whether the ancient religious law of bringing down the same punishment on the wrong- doer as he committed is (39) in modern society, then we also have to take into (40) the equally wrong religious law (41) us to show compassion and forgiveness. In fact it is a myth (42) people can be changed, as many people have believed, (43) having some strict and clear rules (44) on them; their anti- social (45) can be suppressed for a while but will (46) again more strongly later.As to the question of whether capital punishment acts as a deterrent — well, (47) everyone’s surprise it was discovered that there was no increase (48) murder or other violent crimes when the death penalty was abolisheD、 (49) , to sum up, it seems that to bring back punishment would not help to control crime as (50) deeper underlying causes.