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Politics : Did Slick Boink Monica? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: BlueCrab who wrote (4263)	2/2/1998 6:04:00 PM
From: Janice Shell	Respond to of 20981

Yes indeed, SFE, but aren't we wandering a bit from the point? Who, after all, has so far been so bold as to suggest executing Slick, Monica, or Ken Starr? And here's something interesting from today's IHT: The New York Times reported that despite an intensive search lasting three years, lawyers for Mrs Jones still have not been able to find any credible new witnesses willing to testify under oath that they had a sexual relationship with Mr Clinton. It quoted witnesses and lawyers involved in the Jones case. The Times sai that although private investigators had crisscrossed the country interviewing women linked by rumor to the president, at least five of the women had denied the rumors in pretrial depositions. S

To: BlueCrab who wrote (4263)	2/2/1998 6:06:00 PM
From: Hunter Vann	Respond to of 20981

>>So how does this argue for the death penalty? DP is not a deterrent, never has been. A death sentence is only reasonable when there is absolutely no doubt as to the convict's guilt. None. ZILCH! << The deterrent effect of capital punishment is different in every state. Factors such as populations, rural vs. urban areas, number of cities, crime rates, etc..etc.. Take Texas for example. Harris Co. had the highest murder rate in the state. In 1981, there were 701 murders. Since Texas reinsated the death penalty in 1982, Harris County has executed more murderers than any other city or state in the union and has seen the greatest reduction in murder form 701 in 1982 to 261 in 1996. A 63% reduction. I think the people in Harris County would differ from your view on the deterring factor of the death penalty. I'm certainly not saying the reinstatement of the death penalty was the SOLE reason for the large reduction in murders. But, I'm certain it was a contributing factor.....