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Old 06-25-2008, 05:14 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Indy Coug View Post
It's a lot easier to know why you're executing murderers: because they killed somebody.
Perhaps. The death penalty has lots of murky areas as well, such as the recent controversy around executing mentally-challenged folks. There is no easy path to determining when to take a life, which is why this is a complex issue.

Personally I don't support the logic of using the death penalty to influence behavior, but you brought it up.
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