The death penalty has been a controversial issue for decades, and although several countries have banned it, to this day some continue to believe capital punishment is the appropriate penalty for the most notorious criminals. State-sanctioned killing of a convicted person was abolished in Australia in 1985. In a rare 60 Minutes interview in 2000 with a rapist and murderer serving a life sentence, Len Lawson said there were times when he wished he had been given the death penalty. Full story: htt