Lifesupporters.com Forums - View Single Post

Merika · 11-12-2004, 10:46 AM

I wanted to check out if Capitol Punishment (which I happen to agree with) was an actual deterrent to the crime rate of murder. Now this site:
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/arti...ATES%20WITHOUT

indicates that it doesn't. It also said that when Canada abolished Capitol Punishment their crime rate went down.

Anyone can made any statistic work for them to prove a point....but I don't agree with this article at all.

Personally, I would rather be executed than spend a life in prison...so maybe that's a factor. But GOOD GRIEF it takes $60,000 USD to keep a man on death row. That's A LOT of money!

11-12-2004, 10:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
Merika Retired Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 13,268	I wanted to check out if Capitol Punishment (which I happen to agree with) was an actual deterrent to the crime rate of murder. Now this site: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/arti...ATES%20WITHOUT indicates that it doesn't. It also said that when Canada abolished Capitol Punishment their crime rate went down. Anyone can made any statistic work for them to prove a point....but I don't agree with this article at all. Personally, I would rather be executed than spend a life in prison...so maybe that's a factor. But GOOD GRIEF it takes $60,000 USD to keep a man on death row. That's A LOT of money!