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Politics : Long Live The Death Penalty! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Fangorn who wrote (324)	1/15/2003 3:19:21 PM
From: Bill	Respond to of 828

It appears that some here have bought into some of the myths, but she has bought into all of them. I think she's a victim...!

To: Fangorn who wrote (324)	1/15/2003 3:20:57 PM
From: louisebaltimore	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 828

You want a fantasy utopia. There is no "suspended animation" available now or likely in the near future. Only because we're not putting any $$$$ into it. Check out what these guys are doing: biotimeinc.com A very good argument for the DP, an executed murderer cannot be paroled, escape, or be accidently released to kill again. Nor can an executed murderer kill a fellow inmate. Also not killed are the victims of a potential murderer who is deterred by the object lesson provided by the fate of the executed murderer. To deny deterrence is to deny human nature. Just because someone has killed, doesn't mean they will again. Granted some do. But what you're suggesting is a pre-emptive action, not a deterrent. As for the "lesson" to the potential murderer, I really don't think someone who commits murder thinks about the consequences much at all. Most murders are acts of insanity, passion or committed by persons without conscience. Logical thought doesn't enter into it much.