Is this because the majority of people are against the death penalty? Not according to recent surveys. It is simply because people who are adamantly opposed to the death penalty tend to take an activist stance and become involved in working to stop the death penalty.
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www.prodeathpenalty.com/
www.prodeathpenalty.com/
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Some people argue that the capital punishment tends to brutalize and disregards society. Do you agree? Some people say the that penalty is legalized murder because it is like “an eye for an eye”. ... As a matter of fact, most people in the U.S. today are in favor of it. But we need more states to enforce the death penalty.
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www.prodeathpenalty.com/OrnellasPaper.htm
www.prodeathpenalty.com/OrnellasPaper.htm
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Interestingly, though the belief that the death penalty acts as a deterrent has decreased, 72 percent of Americans agree the death penalty is fair because it "prevents killers from killing again" - more than any other supporting reason. ... Even smart people make financial moves that are downright illogical.
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findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4021/is_2001_Nov_1/ai_7...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4021/is_2001_Nov_1/ai_79501192/
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Imprisoning people allows us to reverse mistaken convictions with the minimum of damage. ... This would include the commandment requiring two or three eye-witnesses for a capital conviction, and the initiation of the death penalty in all the above instances. Needless to say, no Christian would ever agree to such a legal code.
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www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-murderersdeserve.htm
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Last night, presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore agreed that the death penalty is an effective deterrent. "I think the reason to support the death penalty is because it saves other people's lives," Bush said during the debate.
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www.accuracy.org/press_releases/PR101800.htm
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Apparently, for a pat on the back, Illinois Governor George Ryan has turned to the only people left - death penalty opponents. In the process, he has chosen to shaft the surviving victims of these condemned killers.
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www.lexingtonprosecutor.com/death_penalty_debate.htm
www.lexingtonprosecutor.com/death_penalty_debate.htm
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Email us and let us know ... Lots of people can't decide whether the death penalty is right or wrong, but what do you think? ... "I only agree with the death penalty if there is no chance they're innocent. The killer should stay in prison until proved guilty or innocent."
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news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7170000/newsid_717650...
news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7170000/newsid_7176500/7176582.stm
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Of course the death penalty deters. Ms. Abrams has misinterpreted the actual findings of the subject review/survey (hereinafter "Survey"). 100% (or 77) of the criminologists agree that the death penalty may deter some. ... This new study shoots down yet another one of the lame excuses we use to justify murdering people.
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www.huffingtonpost.com/tamar-abrams/experts-agree-death...
www.huffingtonpost.com/tamar-abrams/experts-agree-death-penal_b_217394.html
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I'm not sure about this question because although iIhave always said that they should bring back hanging for child killers ,they are not rotting in a prison cell and suffering the loss of freedom (which I must say nowadays) doesn't last lon...
http://www.blurtit.com/q553311.html
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