You may have already seen this AP story, but in case you haven’t, here’s my little pointer to it. Numerous studies have been done on the effect of the death penalty on crime, and all of them show that it prevents murders. The studies disagree on approximately how many lives are saved, but it’s somewhere between 3 and 18. The other way to say this that you won’t hear coming from the mouth of a liberal or from the news media is this: whenever the life of a murderer is spared, you’re sentencing to death 3-18 other people. So argue over whether lethal injection causes pain; if you spare the guy’s life because of some incidental, short-lived pain, you’ve effectively killed 3-18 other people, most of whom will experience great pain. And none of whom will have had an extensive appeals process.
Oh, you should know that most “enlightened” countries have abolished the death penalty, including Israel, all of Europe (except Belarus), Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Hey, very cool post. I’m surprised that Israel has abolished the death penalty. Huh.
3 cheers for Belarus! And not only will the 3-18 people suffer, but also their friends & relatives.