The death penalty is such a boring subject. It's always discussed as if it were an epidemic problem when in all reality it's way way down at the bottom of the list. People writing papers on the subject, etc.
Why not write a paper on something that has less shock value but more real relevance to peoples lives, like, I don't know, seatbelts.
Or, here's something that hasn't quite made a stink yet, how about the return of the debtors prison? Yep, it's back, and it's starting to become more common.
