Protagonists of human rights vehemently oppose capital punishment. Their opposition stems mainly from three reasons. Firstly - man cannot terminate what he cannot generate. Secondly - the function of punishment is to reform the culprit. Thirdly - a culprit should be given an opportunity to repent. Admittedly - death penalty fails on all three counts. A however - the defenders argue that a person is punished because he has to pay for his deeds. Reformation or repentance - according to them - is peripheral. Hence - death penalty is admissible. Which one of the following is the focus of this debate?