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Gráinne · 08-29-2011, 02:58 PM

No, not as our justice system is currently organized.

POC, poor, and the mentally deficient are convicted of capital crimes much more than non-POC and/or wealthy who can afford top council.

If we're going to have the death penalty at all, let's make it more immediate. If a criminal is finally executed 10-15 years later, that's meaningless. It's also horrifically expensive to go through appeal after appeal. I don't want my tax money going for that.

If it is a deterrent, what are the violent crime rates compared to other countries with no death penalty, adjusted for population? I don't think it is.

I'd rather see a complete reorganization and reform of the justice system, abolishing parole and release for "good behavior", and while we're at it, a much more humane way to deal with the mentally ill than prison. Still, I admit there's no answer for a sociopath.

08-29-2011, 02:58 PM	#13
Gráinne Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Neither, nada, out of the box Preferred Pronoun?: My name always works Relationship Status: Happy whatever happens Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,818 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,011 Thanked 7,245 Times in 1,415 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	No, not as our justice system is currently organized. POC, poor, and the mentally deficient are convicted of capital crimes much more than non-POC and/or wealthy who can afford top council. If we're going to have the death penalty at all, let's make it more immediate. If a criminal is finally executed 10-15 years later, that's meaningless. It's also horrifically expensive to go through appeal after appeal. I don't want my tax money going for that. If it is a deterrent, what are the violent crime rates compared to other countries with no death penalty, adjusted for population? I don't think it is. I'd rather see a complete reorganization and reform of the justice system, abolishing parole and release for "good behavior", and while we're at it, a much more humane way to deal with the mentally ill than prison. Still, I admit there's no answer for a sociopath. __________________ The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. ~Erma Bombeck