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Originally Posted by slant eyes
are we going to do away with the whole system because it doesn't reverse anything? no. it was the understood consequence of my action and i have to learn to deal with them. -snip-
we talk about the potential positive effects he may have on society if released but have we stopped to think about the negative effects?
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1) obviously there should be a consequence for killing someone. I just don't think killing the murderer is the right consequence. I am not saying to do away with the whole system, man... don't be dramatic. I am saying this part of the system, the death penalty, is not effective except for to carry out revenge and demonstrate further violence.
2) there is no talk about him being released. Where are people getting this idea? And yes prisons are overcrowded but that's a lousy excuse to kill someone. It is indeed cheaper to imprison someone for life than to kill by lethal injection.