Capital Punishment
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is the lawful infliction of the death
penalty and since ancient times it has been used to punish a wide variety
of offenses. The Bible prescribes death for murder and many other crimes
such as kidnapping and witchcraft. In the 1500's in England only the major
felonies carried the death penalty. So ....
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.... death penalty because they say
its not a valid purpose of punishment. The states say a punishment that
conflicts harm can hardly be good for us. The states don't want to kill a
man who is already imprisoned. They say he's already being punished.
However the states don't keep all murders in jail forever. Some
of these criminals will get out and will probably start all over again. Its
not that they have to kill, but they have a problem. Problem or no problem
the states just can't ....
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