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Article #10531Re: Question?
From: David Buttery
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:47
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:47
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Paul Hyett wrote on 18 Dec 2000: <snip> >Whether it's an effective deterrent is one thing, but it's certainly the >most effective punishment - it tends to cut recidivism 100%! Well, yes, but that's a silly argument (as I'm sure you know) - most crime is committed by young men, so therefore we should lock up all young men. It would reduce the crime rate, but... >The most effective anti-argument would inevitably be the possibility of >innocent men being executed. Almost a certainty - there have been quite enough unsafe murder convictions in recent years, but at least lifers can be let out alive. -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.
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