Thread: Do you believe in the death penalty?
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Old 01-22-2019, 08:01 PM  
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Originally Posted by kane View Post
It isn't a deterrent. Check this out. The yellow highlighted states are the ones without the death penalty. The murder rate in Texas is right about the middle of the list, 13 of the 20 states with the lowest murder rates don't have the death penalty.
It IS a deterrent. It's deterred me a few times.
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