MAchine - then why are we still the only Western Nation using the death penalty the way we do? There is no correlation that capital punishment has ever corresponded to a lower crime rate, thus defeating any argument about it being an effective deterrent.
Then why are we doing it if it doesn't deter crime and if there is no good that comes from it?
And I am well aware that my mind cannot be changed on capital punishment. I am not preaching..well okay, maybe just a little, but I think others whose minds cannot be changed are preaching back. Good for them. It doesn't cost anything to preach.