Sunday, April 22, 2012

Our Country Divided

Obviously, the U.S. is divided among the subject of capital punishment. Although, when asked if the person thought that any innocent people had been executed in the past 5 years, most people said yes regardless if they were for or against the death penalty. If this were the case, why would someone still approve of capital punishment? When asked if executing murderers deterred others from committing murder most death penalty supporters said yes and most death penalty opponents said no. However, it has been proven that capital punishment has not been an effective form of crime control.

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