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Originally Posted by cashman
the old ways may not work but at least if ya "Top" murdering scum, theres one Less on our streets to do it again, how many re-offend after release?
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Problem here is that quite a few innocent people are convicted of murder. Two high profile cases in Canada: David Milgaard, arrested and convicted in 1969 for the rape and murder of 20yr-old Gail Miller, a nurse, whose body was found on a snowbank in Saskatoon; spent 23 yrs in jail for the murder which, by the way, he didn't commit. Guy Paul Morin, convicted in 1984 for the rape and murder of a nine-yr-old girl. That one had folks screaming for the return of the death penalty. Problem is, Guy Paul was innocent; and the murderer is still at large! And the Canadian taxpayer is paying large bucks in compensation to these guys. And there is even one US State, I think Tenessee, that is considering getting rid of the death penalty in order to save money in these tough economic times. Seems like it costs too much to prosecute someone for a capital crime; all the safeguards, appeals etc., cost lots ... I guess they want to be sure that the guy they are frying is really guilty!