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in the late afternoon on Sunday, the 10th of June 2007 by Chad
About the death penalty…
Anti-death penalty forces have gained momentum in the past few years, with a moratorium in Illinois, court disputes over lethal injection in more than a half-dozen states and progress toward outright abolishment in New Jersey.
The steady drumbeat of DNA exonerations - pointing out flaws in the justice system - has weighed against capital punishment. The moral opposition is loud, too, echoed in Europe and the rest of the industrialized world, where all but a few countries banned executions years ago.
What gets little notice, however, is a series of academic studies over the last half-dozen years that claim to settle a once hotly debated argument - whether the death penalty acts as a deterrent to murder. The analyses say yes. They count between three and 18 lives that would be saved by the execution of each convicted killer.
The reports have horrified death penalty opponents and several scientists, who vigorously question the data and its implications.
The data seems solid, and the opponents aren’t being scientific, they’re biased to their predetermined conclusions. Whaddaya think?
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June 10th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Definitely.. and think about it. If the murderer is dead, how many more crimes can he/she commit?
June 14th, 2007 at 6:56 am
I have HUGE issues with lethal injection, too. It needs to be tossed out the window and replaced with Ol’ Sparky. LOL.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
I am not a supporter of Hitler, but his efficient mass death method should be used now.. Just make a wing or two (conall the child molestors, rapists, and murderers) of a jail into the gas chamber, and the just push the corpses out later. Ok a bit morbid, but these people (if you can call them people) are a waste, of time, space and our money!