死刑的限制与全面废除并不完全取决于民意的走向,也不是哪位政治家一夜的梦想就能够实现的。死刑作为一种既古老而又严厉的刑罚已经在不同的社会、不同的时期因为其特殊的功能而形成一种深深的历史印迹,洗刷这种印迹同样需要一个漫长、艰难的过程,需要一个司法检验立法的过程,以及立法自身完善的过程。 The limitation and total abolition of the death penalty do not depend entirely on the direction of public opinion nor on which politician’s overnight dream can be fulfilled. The death penalty, as an old and harsh punishment, has been deeply imprinted by history in different societies and times because of its special functions. It also takes a long and difficult process to scrub the imprint and requires a Judicial inspection of the legislative process, as well as legislation perfected process.