For the past several months Americans have regularly listed crime and violence as the number - one problem facing the nation, far surpassing worries over the economy or health care.         Despite the many government and community initiatives launched during recent years to reduce crime, most Americans see no improvement. In a 1993 survey asking respondents if they felt crime was increasing or decreasing in their areas, only 5 % felt that it was decreasing, a full 93 % felt that …showed first 75 words of 1773 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1773 total…violent crimes should be punished to the fullest extend of law, which capital punishment basically is.         As well as no human being deserves to be executed, no human being deserves to have his or her life taken away by the criminal. The laws of living say: ' Sooner or later you will be responsible for everything you do in your life, whether you like it or not, and whether you regret it or not '.