(March 4, 2015 at 10:03 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote:(March 4, 2015 at 9:54 am)Huggy74 Wrote: I don't think anyone is against a proven murder getting the death penalty,
Uh, I am. The death penalty is barbaric and ineffective at preventing crime.
Yep, I have to agree. The death penalty is ineffective. Often it has been used on the mentally ill and minors and in US history has a very clear racial slant. I am glad we are well shot of it in Western Europe. We do need effective prison systems and as a society we deserve protection from the violently criminally inclined. However, the death penalty is well beyond its best buy date in any modern, progressive society IMHO.
