Re: The 2nd Amendment is alive and well
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two biggest myths of the politics of crime -
1.) Banning guns reduces gun violence
2.) The death penalty deters crime
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The Death Penalty would deter crime if it was enacted publicly within 24 hours of sentencing. You can thank the appeals process for the loss of deterence.
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You can also thank it for saving hundreds of innocent people from Death Row, so I'd rather not lose it.
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Hundreds? I'd wager that the appeals process vacates the death penalty based on technicalities far more often than it does based on innocence.
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