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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Joe Btfsplk who wrote (73513)	2/22/2006 1:10:56 AM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Since the death penalty was started, violent crime is up 400% while the population only rose by 50%. There was a down turn in the crime rate last year...but the previous three years had an increase. Comparing states that have a death penalty with those that do not shows that states with out the death penalty had lower crime rates. As you say there was a down trend in the crime rate since 1990. it turned back up four years ago for three years and ticked down last year. The death penalty was reinstated in about 1978 or so. Crime rates are also affected by the economy. When the economy is strong crime goes down. When unemployment is up...crime goes up. Overall, since the death penalty crime rates are up, while there has been some retreat after 1990, and then back up from 2002 to 2004, then down last year by 3%. So pick your trend, and pick your reason. A survey of Police chiefs when asked what deters crime listed the death penalty as last, and the economy as second. There's no recidivism by those executed. And there is none with life without parole either. It also has the added bonus of when there was a mistake in the trial, you haven't murdered someone. I believe that the number of wrongfully executed persons is approaching 100 people. That's appalling indeed. Orca