Re: This is why I\'m for the death penalty.
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For virtually any murder, someone will want the murderer dead, and when faced with the prospect of telling someone that the murder of their loved one was not "severe enough", I have no doubt that most people would back down. The same goes for subjective determination of being "really very positively sure" that the defendent is guilty.
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How is this different when we have the death penalty than it is if we give people time in prison? Some people will argue that "how come he only got 12 years when someone last week got 50 years, or someone 2 months ago got life?".
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This was the very first thing I addressed in my prior post. My view is based on my subjective opinion that the death sentence is not just an extension of a life in prison sentence. You're comparing apples and oranges because the death sentence is the most severe (subjectively, for sure) and is irreversable (objectively, by the way).
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