If balance is not restored, society succumbs to the rule of violence. The only way to restore balance is to take the killer's life. Punishment has its basis in religious values, which have historically held that it is right to take "an eye for an eye" and life for a life. Although the victim and his family cannot be restored to their pre-murder status, an execution would put an end to the killer's crime and ensure that the killer will not create any more victims. They will no longer have to fear the return of this criminal to society. They will be able to achieve a high degree of closure knowing that this criminal will not be paroled or given a chance to escape. ("Punishment (in support of death