IMO, the death penalty serves to increase the incidence of violent crime.
The existence of such a penalty puts a chill into the community, and sends
the message that a government is capable of lethal violence. In such a
scenario, it's easier for a criminal to rationalise his/her violent
tendencies.
And another point - it's not too hard to frame a person for premeditated
murder. All it takes is a bit of time, money, planning etc to put a person
into a situation where they can be seen as having motive, to abduct them
away for a while so they have no alibi, kill some poor mug, and plant a bit
of DNA, personal items etc on the scene. A bit of money will buy a team of
disillusioned (perhaps ex-) detectives who will provide expertise. Maybe
pull off a string of similar murders beforehand to get the District Attorney
all hot under the collar, and the public screaming for blood. Unless that
person is wealthy enough to afford an OJ-style 'Dream Team', they'll
fry/spike/choke for sure.
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> >>>>> "SB" == Stephen Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> SB> Only civilised people are against the death penalty.
>
> That's not true. *I* am against the death penalty.
>
> ~Mr. Bad
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