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Hoodafan
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Very little if any deterrence IMO. Deters that criminal but so does life
with no parole as long as we make sure we protect guards and other inmates.
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You’ve apparently watched too many movies. **
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02/23/2021 11:14AM
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HokieDan95
02/23/2021 12:03PM
If there was ever a poster child for the death penalty it was Linwood. **
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Cold Hoober Hoo
02/23/2021 11:13AM
And if there were a poster child for abolishing the death penalty, it would
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WahooRQ
02/23/2021 11:43AM
Like I said earlier I don’t have a strong opinion either way but
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Cold Hoober Hoo
02/23/2021 11:55AM
I'm actually in favor of the death penalty IN THEORY, but not in practice.
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Late 80s Hokie
02/23/2021 10:05AM
I've changed over time. In my younger days, I thought it should be used
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02/23/2021 11:08AM
Maybe justice for the family is revenge? I agree life would be worse for
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Cold Hoober Hoo
02/23/2021 09:22AM
Very sorry about your aunt. That’s horrible. **
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02/23/2021 09:32AM
I was really young, but it sent my uncle into a bad place for a
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Cold Hoober Hoo
02/23/2021 09:49AM
I'm good with that. Can understand and respect the position for it, but
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Hoodafan
02/23/2021 09:06AM
And I question if it truly is a deterrent—most criminals don’t plan on
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Mad Bowl Hoo
02/23/2021 10:03AM
Very little if any deterrence IMO. Deters that criminal but so does life
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Hoodafan
02/23/2021 10:12AM
Deterrent? Probably not. A help in getting people to plead guilty?
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Late 80s Hokie
02/23/2021 10:06AM
Read we have executed the most of people any state. **
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Lazarus
02/23/2021 09:01AM
I would have thought Texas. **
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02/23/2021 09:16AM
Texas by far in recent history. Virginia going back to
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Dudeman
02/23/2021 09:20AM
Yeah, we have a few hundred years on Texas **
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Besides, in Texas for a long time, the nearest tree worked. **
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