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Capital Punishment Deters murder, and Is Just Retribution
Capital punishment, is the execution of criminals by the state, for
committing crimes, regarded so heinous, that this is the only acceptable
punishment. Capital punishment does not only lower the murder rate, but it's
value as retribution alone is ....
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.... in the U.S.A. He
goes on to say, "If one execution of a guilty capital murderer deters the murder
of one innocent life, the execution is justified." To most supporters of the
death penalty, like Ehrlich, if even 1 life is saved, for countless executions
of the guilty, it is a good reason for the death penalty. The theory that
society engages in murder when executing the guilty, is considered invalid by
most supporters, including Ehrlich. He feels that execution of convicted
offenders expresses the great value society places on innocent lif ....
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