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Ryan Shorb
Mrs. Bailey
Whenever the word "capital punishment" comes up, extremists from both sides start yelling out their arguments. One side says deterrence, and the other side says capital punishment is not fair. Three of the most controversial points of capital punishment are: The deterrent effect of capital punishment, fair ....
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.... Spence of Texas A&M University came up with these statistics: In 1960, there were 56 executions in the USA and 9,140 murders. By 1964, when there were only 15 executions, the number of murders had risen to 9,250. In 1969, there were no executions and 14,590 murders. In 1975, the number of murders grew to 20,510.
Another heated argument about capital punishment is fairness. People who are against capital punishment say the death penalty never has and never will be applied fairly across race, class, and sex lines. Studies show nearly h ....
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