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To: Solon who wrote (49001)	6/20/2006 12:40:34 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

The fact that you would still oppose the DP even if you witnessed the crime means that you do not have a "sole objection". You seem to have at least two objections. To me, the deterrent effect, which is dishonestly challenged by anti-DP forces, greatly exceeds any perceived error or nefariousness in the system.

To: Solon who wrote (49001)	6/20/2006 1:06:58 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 90947

"I may be competent to judge a murder, or not." All rational beings are competent to judge murder. An act that results in the death of another is either an intentional unjust killing or it is not. What none of us are competent to judge perfectly is the unseen heart, soul, and intention of another. We have pretty good laws and standards of justice, and the best investigatory procedures money can buy, but human beings are prone to deception when there could be a cost or loss associated with truth. If we could force honest accounting into the courts, we could do a much better job of dispensing justice. However, courts get it wrong all the time, sometimes (hopefully rare) because of corruption in the court system and very often because of the dishonesty of case lawyers and/or their clients. So we can't be to egotistical about our ability to dispense true justice. In addition to that, what we clearly have is NO ABILITY to determinantly resolve heinous crime through rehabilitation, reconciliation, or punitive measure. In our most humble moment we must admit such responsibility is beyond our human capacity. So, what do we do? We eliminate the responsibility by eleminating the perpetrator of heinous crime from our midst. Life in prison is essentially a prolonged death penalty. We determine the fate of the person is to die in prison at the end of his incarceration. DP as a decisive sentence eliminates the prolonged punitive period of incarceration prior to death. Prolonged life in prison then death, allows society to keep the case open in the event that we find criminals who've been falsely convicted of heinous crime. You are basically declaring that none of these cases can ever be closed, and that it is the burden of society to provide reasonable accommodations for the duration. Not necessarily a just or reasonable resolution. A DP sentence is resolute.