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Originally Posted by Mattyk
Murder is murder, period. Saying it's only justified as a punishment makes no sense to me at all. Yes, the act of murder should be punished. Life in prison is just fine. This eye for an eye bullshit however is absurd and caveman-esque thinking.
There are no statistics to show that the death penalty acts as a deterent and most families with a murdered family member report no feeling of satisfaction when their killer is put to death.
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While I do not disagree with your statement , you have to agree , if we put the worst of the worst , multiple rapes/murders , to death , the victims and their families never have to worry about the scum bag getting out and commiting another violent crime .