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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (4052)	3/21/2002 4:42:39 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

<< The argument has been made that the death penalty does not deter murder, that statistics show that, >> Statistics show the opposite. It's a now debunked myth that it doesn't deter. The murder rate in New York dropped 23% in 1995, the year the death penalty was implemented. No other year comes close. The murder rate in North Carolina dropped 14% in 1995, the year the death penalty was implemented. No other year comes close. The death penalty is a deterrent. disastercenter.com disastercenter.com