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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TGPTNDR who wrote (124574)	9/23/2000 2:44:02 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1570477

"When you ask around the prison population you'll find out that the death penalyt is, in fact, not just effective retribution & excellent prevention for repetition, but also a deterrent." But is it? There have been studies that showed a large percentage of the inmates on death row feel that the death penalty is a deterrent to crime. Worked well for them, didn't it? Texas plugs them (actually pokes them) at a higher rate than any other state, is our crime rate lower? Hint: it is about the same as any other state that is on the same level economically. I have serious problems with the state (large or small 's') killing off members of the population, just like I have a problem with it engaging in censorship. And no, I don't believe in coddling violent criminals either. I have always favored helicoptering them off to some secluded island and dumping them off. If they make it back, assume that they have something going for them, and give them another chance. Otherwise, so sad.