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The death penalty exists so the general public can seek vengeance and feel better about themselves. That person killed a guy - EXECUTE HIM NOW! An eye for an eye! Blah blah. Which is funny, because a lot of people who are relatives of murdered people actually forgive the killers and don't support the death penalty.
Getting good mental healthcare costs a fortune here. Most of these criminals have a tipping point, which made them do such horrific things. Psychologically unstable people need to be tamed & treated in mental hospitals early enough, and not be let out in the real world to do all this kind of stuff. I'm happy to know most european countries provide reasonable mental healthcare facilities at an affordable price.
Getting good mental healthcare costs a fortune here.
Address that problem then. State-sanctioned killing doesn't solve anything. It might make you feel a little better about yourself, but ultimately nothing changes.
Thank god I live in the UK and views like that are extremely rare. Death penalty is a medieval form of punishment and does not belong in our time.
I would reckon support for the death penalty there is at least 25%. I have no idea what the actual number is, but I'm sure support for the death penalty is not "extremely rare" there.
Address that problem then. State-sanctioned killing doesn't solve anything. It might make you feel a little better about yourself, but ultimately nothing changes.
Chop chop - lots of work to do!
Sadly, it all ends with the talk, study, and more talk when it comes to providing viable services. Well, at last we have legalized gay marriage so thats a step forward .
Murders are highest in Detroit, Michigan, which was the first state to abolish death penalty. Murder rate is quite low in Texas, which executes 30 people every year. Overall, 45 americans are executed in a given year.
Um, what? Houston has one of the highest murder rates in this country and Texas is about middle of the pack when it comes to murders. Louisiana has by far the highest murder rate in this country and it has the death penalty, along with other southern states that are all in the top 15. Did you even bother to look this up?
Iowa has the lowest murder rate in the US and hasn't had death penalty since 1965. Where are you getting your facts from? Why are you trying to so hard to act like a typical Southerner?
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