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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Which is pretty much the primary reason the death penalty should be abolished
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I think theres a lot of reasons that the Death Penalty should be abolished, but that is definitely one of them.
Its such a heavily charged topic, but I think the things I dislike the most is the concept of 'how much it costs to house inmates' especially on Death Row. In my mind thats not really a valid argument nor should it really be taken into consideration.
As well as, 'its a deterrent against Violent Crime' which is an argument that I think is equally invalid. I dont think the Death Penalty deters crimes, I think you have to examine the root underlying causes that lead to that type of behaviour.
I certainly understand the 'Revenge' element of it, but I don't think thats particularly useful either.
And then theres the 'Political Grandstanding' element which is "We're TOUGH on crime!!" which I also do not buy whatsoever.