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2016 Postmortem

Renew Deal

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2. There are some crimes that the death penalty still applies to and this is one of them

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 08:53 AM

Dec 2016

But the death penalty is such a mess that it would be better to halt all executions until it gets sorted out.

I'm OK completely eliminating it but I understand why people want it for certain offenses. It's a tough issue.

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Should the penalty for treason be death ? [View all] el_bryanto Dec 2016 OP

I oppose the death penalty, period. BainsBane Dec 2016 #1

This La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #3

There are some crimes that the death penalty still applies to and this is one of them Renew Deal Dec 2016 #2

I don't know about death, but I do believe in confiscating. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2016 #4