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Originally Posted by hevusa  The death penalty is no detterrent whatsoever. The murder rate in America is proof. | And even if it is SUPPOSED to be a deterrent, it's a pretty poorly designed one.
I mean, in the unlikely event that someone who kills someone else stops beforehand to think about it, which is the more unpleasant punishment?
Life in prison with no parole, and all the ugliness and pain that entails, or a quick and (legally mandated) painless end? |