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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
Right. So why even have one?
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Because a great many Americans are concerned about executing an innocent person or are concerned about executing someone without due process.
On a perverse level, I bet the deterrent effect of the death penalty might go way up if a lot more people were summarily executed immediately after conviction but you'd have to do it on a massive scale. You think it would be worth it, Cheerfulgreek?