tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11516722.post-1138434667517928642006-01-28T02:51:00.000-05:002006-01-28T02:51:00.000-05:00david lynch:<BR/><BR/>Not only is it not a deterrent, but I have to think, given that the highest murder rates are in states that have it, that the example of the state killing people cheapens life as a whole and plays into why those places have higher murder rates. So I believe that having the death penalty actually promotes murder, not deters it.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, that is an unproven hypothesis, but I can make at least as good a case for it as people who claim that it is a deterrent (also an unproven hypothesis.)Eli Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.com