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... Death Penalty The death penalty is not justice ; this state - inflicted death is , rather , an act of hate and vengeance which chief- ly succeeds in reminding us of how close we are to the jungle . The death penalty is retribution , and ...
... Death Penalty The death penalty is not justice ; this state - inflicted death is , rather , an act of hate and vengeance which chief- ly succeeds in reminding us of how close we are to the jungle . The death penalty is retribution , and ...
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... Death has been 17 combined with such disparities as in the cases of Brooks and Spenkelink . Death is meted arbitrarily and capriciously to less than one percent of those committing homicides . Capital punishment still is administered ...
... Death has been 17 combined with such disparities as in the cases of Brooks and Spenkelink . Death is meted arbitrarily and capriciously to less than one percent of those committing homicides . Capital punishment still is administered ...
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... death , or ( b ) a particularly undeserved death ; and the death penalty , as such , offends neither of these criteria and cannot therefore be regarded as objectively " cruel . " Viewed the other way , the question is whether capital ...
... death , or ( b ) a particularly undeserved death ; and the death penalty , as such , offends neither of these criteria and cannot therefore be regarded as objectively " cruel . " Viewed the other way , the question is whether capital ...
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