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NightWatcher

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18. the ONLY good thing about capital punishment is

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 10:03 PM

Jan 2014

using the threat of it to get someone who is guilty to admit to the crime and accept life in prison as an alternative, without a long costly trial where the State might screw up a case and allow the guilty to walk free.

I do know that in that case it could also be used to pressure the innocent into accepting guilt, but I would hope that they could work for years while incarcerated to fight for their freedom.

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Do you agree with the death penalty under ANY circumstances in the United States? Do you agree with [View all] Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 OP

I look to Norway RandiFan1290 Jan 2014 #1

You beat me to it. avebury Jan 2014 #8

I voted for the 4th option. I'm pretty distressed by ther vengeance fantasies cali Jan 2014 #2

And juries are inconsistant in hiding prison rape and prison justice posts. Kaleva Jan 2014 #7

I'm reminded of all the death row inmates released in Illinois. B Calm Jan 2014 #3

No death penalty because it can't be applied consistently to every heinous crime politicman Jan 2014 #4

5: "We might well kill you if we were sure we hadn't made a mistake, but we're not". Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #5

It is mind boggling to me that 32 states still have a death penalty. (nt) PotatoChip Jan 2014 #6

The main reason I can never support the avebury Jan 2014 #9

Only under the UCMJ Recursion Jan 2014 #10

Yes ! And randomly killing platoons from units that lose battles!!!! HereSince1628 Jan 2014 #11

more resutls? Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #12

"Hard labor" for me evokes the Nazi "work camps" Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #13

We have our own history to look at ... surrealAmerican Jan 2014 #16

will try again Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #14

I voted for your first choice because I was assuming the accused had confessed. Helen Highwater Jan 2014 #15

I voted for option #5 . . . markpkessinger Jan 2014 #17

the ONLY good thing about capital punishment is NightWatcher Jan 2014 #18

anther try for results? Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #19

How should GWB and Cheney be punished for orchestrating mass murder of 100+ thousand? PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #20