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I guess it depends on what your reasoning is. If you are using the death penalty as a deterrent, well...you're shit out of luck. It doesn't work. It never has. The people that commit these crimes are
A. Completely reckless with no understanding of consequences.
B. Idiots who think they are going to get away with it.
C. Megalomaniacs who think they are too smart to get caught. (Some B are C. Some B are not non-C. Some B are not C.)
It just doesn't work as a deterrent. However, if you wish to be honest with yourself and call righteous vengeance then I have few problems with your attitude towards these people. However, the justice system isn't perfect and occasionally we get the wrong man, only to discover this ten years later. So, I can support the feeling but not the policy.
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This.
Also this.
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The main force for the prospect behind the reintroduction of the death penalty should be the idea of prevention, one of which I do not believe in, but can see how it would be justifiable. A law based upon the principle of Revenge is a dire message in consideration of our supposed 'civility'.
My counter argument for revenge will always be the same; if it's an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth then we torture torturers and rape rapists.
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Look up Capital Punishment, there was a thread about it in June and my thoughts on it have not changed since then.
Oh and it should be noted that by prevention I mean that you never see any man in ol' sparky twice.