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Pastimes : THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING

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To: Bill who wrote (3525)3/19/2002 10:32:55 PM
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From one end of the country to the other public officials decry the additional cost of capital cases even when they support the death penalty system. "Wherever the death penalty is in place, it siphons off resources which could be going to the front line in the war against crime…. Politicians could address this crisis, but, for the most part they either endorse executions or remain silent."62

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(It's mostly about politicians liking the issue for demogogic reasons, I'm convinced. And it's such an easy one! It takes attention away from what they're doing, or not doing, and what politician wouldn't like that? -E)
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