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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (3633)3/20/2002 11:10:38 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 21057
 
Could an innocent person still be executed? Anything is possible. The probability is infinitesimally small.

It seems that most people who oppose the death penalty focus on the execution of innocent people. I don't find that much of an issue.

What finally convinced me was the cost-benefit. There are costs and benefits on both sides. Bill puts great weight on the deterrent benefit. I don't think we can discount other competing costs and benefits and, while it's impossible to compute a bottom line. One can fairly say that the bottom line does not fall conspicuously on one side or the other, which, to me, demands the conservative position, which is life in prison.

Karen
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