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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (4100)3/21/2002 7:21:24 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 21057
 
There is criminal law, and there is civil law, and I am thinking that one ought not to be eligible to be punished twice.

I'm surprised at that. I haven't been following the death penalty discussion closely, but I noticed your concern about the victim and the victim's family. The civil case is for the victim. The criminal case doesn't provide any compensation to the victim. It may provide a sense of justice, or vengeance, but no compensation. It might be more efficient if we could integrate punishment and compensation, but to deny the victim compensation out of a sense of double jeopardy doesn't seem fair to me.

Karen
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