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Politics : Long Live The Death Penalty!
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To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (55)1/13/2003 4:38:54 PM
From: LPS5  Read Replies (2) of 828
 
so if life is that precious to them, wouldn't the death penalty then be seen as a deterrent for death penalty crimes?

Maybe, but I don't think that someone who's inclined to commit a crime would necessarily think twice merely by knowing that someone else is trying to keep from being executed. I think that reaction is to be expected.

In fact, I'm inclined to believe that in a certain number of situations a would-be criminal might be inclined to commit a worse crime - i.e., killing witnesses, cops, etc. - to avoid being put in that position.

and, if they are fighting for their lives, they have been found guilty

I think that reaction is to be expected whether they are, in fact, guilty or innocent. Don't you?

LPS5
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