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Article #10530Re: Question?
From: Tom Moore
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 01:24
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 01:24
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"David Buttery" <davidbutteryANTISPAM@x-stream.co.uk> wrote
> I don't think so, in fact. I would guess (and it is only a guess)
> that a higher percentage of anti-death penalty people than
> pros would go to the polls, for one thing.
Granted.
> Also, I think that during the campaign the anti side would be
> able to draw on a great mass of experience to show that capital
> punishment is ineffective - there is far less evidence in its favour.
Yep.
> And on top of that, there's the clincher: "do
> we *really* want to end up like the US?" :-)
You are making the fundamental mistake of thinking yer average tabloid
reader will adjust his opinions to fit in with reality. Unless you're
really clever, and engaging, you're not going to get much (if at all) past
"yeah, but I fink it is."
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