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Originally posted by Billy Optimist:
Never again, huh? Gee, thats good, cuz I thought it was like in that movie "Schocker."  The death penalaty is not an effective deterent. We've executed lots of people over the years, we still have murders. We either need to change our crime/prison system so that it can bring people back into mainstream society, or just kill everyone in there because there are way too many of them.
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Billy's absolutely correct (i didn't want to get involved here . . . eh) - according to statistical studies, the death penalty is a non-factor in crime rates on a state-by-state level - whether or not that is extensible to a nationwide penalty is open to debate, but the obvious conclusion . . . apparently criminals don't think of that particular penalty during premeditation (if any exists).
Also, crime in general has dropped over many many years, although violent crime among young people has increased - i don't think you can address this problem by simply removing or altering the legal right to own guns. Endemic crime in the US is not based solely on any one law or how well it is followed; violent crime especially can be linked to various historical, socioeconomic, and educational factors. How to address these? Probably no way I can list here . . . a problem for those smarter than I.