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Originally posted by IROC
I voted "no" only because I don't think it really works - not because I'm anti-corporal punishment.
As a deterrent, it fails because I don't think that criminals *really* stop and think as they are committing some heinous crime "Hey, wait a minute - if I do this I might get the death penalty!".
Mike
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While I agree that the death penalty isn't a deterrent to murder, it most certainly is a deterrent against repeat offenders. Just last week I read of a murderer, who was released after spending 25 years behind bars for killing a 5 year old, was rearrested in the death of a 16 yr old girl. How would you feel as a parent to that girl? Why is this guy still alive much less on the street?
Is life without possibility of parole just punishemnt? Should those who take life away be allowed to watch tv and eat 3 square a day?
I have always been pro death penalty if there is irrefutable evidence against the condemned. Eye witness testimony has proven to be less than reliable since the beginning of time. Now with DNA taking over as the pointing finger, I am much more in favor of death to those that deserve it and freedom to those imprisoned wrongly.