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FlamesAddiction · 04-26-2005, 10:52 AM

I'm against it for the simple fact that it is not applied equally. Judges seem to hand it out on whims.

Plus, there is always the possibility that an innocent person may be executed, in which case the state would literally be a murderer. Actually, it's not just a possibility. It happens.

So if death sentences are the lowest in the U.S. since 1976, I wonder where they stand globally now. A few years ago, only China was known to have more executions than the U.S.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punis...e_United_States

04-26-2005, 10:52 AM	#8
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I'm against it for the simple fact that it is not applied equally. Judges seem to hand it out on whims. Plus, there is always the possibility that an innocent person may be executed, in which case the state would literally be a murderer. Actually, it's not just a possibility. It happens. So if death sentences are the lowest in the U.S. since 1976, I wonder where they stand globally now. A few years ago, only China was known to have more executions than the U.S. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punis...e_United_States __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."