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Originally Posted by EnchantedSLN
Against it. IMO government sanctioned killing has a brutalizing effect on society that cancels out any deterrent value it could possibly have (if it has any to begin with; studies suggest that it doesn't.) Not to mention death penalty cases cost more in court appeals and administrative expenses than life sentences do. Plus, plenty of innocent people have already been put to death (hence the moratoriums in several states). I don't trust any government enough to give them that authority and hope they'll get it right "most of the time."
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Hmmm, this is a good point. made me think. I knew about innocent people possibly being put to death, and i was opposed to that. However, in general i am super liberal, but on the death penalty, well, lets just say that I was ok with something that got rid of fetid humans. But then, when i was little ish, i swore i would only give money to causes that helped the environment, never humans. so.
that said, I guess i would have to be against it, in the hands of our gov't, and also if studies show it's not helpful. Which is fine, i think all the politicians i vote for would be against it anyway. I was never, uh, violently in favor of it, anyway...but i wasn't really opposed to it before, either. like i said, fetid humans and all...and i guess probably i don't hold human life in as high regard as some people may. It's not like we're an endangered part of an important ecosystem....
anyway
Amber