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Subject: Re: Value of Human Life vs. Value of Property
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Date: Sat, 1-Oct-83 20:55:43 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct  1 20:55:43 1983
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I looked at some studies of the effect of capital punishment on the
incidence of crime about a year ago and came to the conclusion that
there wasn't any solid evidence that capital punishment either in-
creased or decreased crime.  I would of course welcome comments from
people who have investigated this matter more recently or who may
have made a more thorough search.

Personally, I do not like the idea of capital punishment.  I also
do not like the idea of people being murdered.  Since there is no
solid evidence that introducing capital punishment will decrease the
number of muders and there is in fact some evidence that introducing
capital punishment *increases* the number of murders, I am opposed
to capital punishment.
					Kenneth Almquist