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Politics : Long Live The Death Penalty!

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To: Fangorn who wrote (363)	1/16/2003 11:04:47 AM
From: louisebaltimore	Read Replies (2) of 828

So, you agree that those who do kill again would be deterred by execution. Your point just dissolved. Please look up the word "deter" in the dictionary. And execution is no more "pre-emptive" an action than giving him life without parole. Agree. So what? Acts of passion or insanity are seldom if ever punished with death making this a strawman argument. First degree murder is the only crime subject to DP in most jurisdictions and first degree murder requires prior intent. Acts of passion and insanity lack this prior intent. My argument was addressing what motivates someone to commit murder and what, if anything, deters them from doing so. Even if the DP applied in these cases, it wouldn't alter things. Lack of conscience in no way bars logical thought. One who murders is obviously somewhat deficient in conscience but may be acting in a very logical way. The loan shark who kills a delinquent borrower to encourage other "clients" to pay up is being logical. OK, agree about the logic part. What I'm trying to say is that the conscience-less killer isn't likely to be deterred by the realization that the DP may be applied.

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