<quote> Wait - how can it NOT be a deterrent? There are people that cut me off at the traffic circle on my way home every day, I have some enemies, but I certainly won't kill them. Why? Cause I don't want to spend my life in a cell or die from Lethal Injection.
Side note: I probably couldn't kill anyone anyways, no matter how much I hate them. I'd rather just smoke a doobie and chill my emotions out. I am just trying to explain that without fear of repercussion, people would be free to do what they want. So, I think that the death penalty does deter violent crime. Maybe some don't think things through (think crimes of passion here) before committing them, but for the most part, it works. </quote> Because, I doubt very much, those who do commit murder stopped for a moment and went. "Hmmmmm, if I kill this person, I may go to prison for life or be executed." The crime is either committed without any thought at all, or calculated such that the criminal thinks he can get away without being caught and punished, whatever the punishment is." Now, I'm not completely against the death penalty, some case probable do deserve it. But I do feel there are a lot of mistakes made and allot of fringe scenarios where the case is not so clear cut. Of all the possible punishments, death is rather irrevocable. -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any copies of this message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139847 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
