The arguement for Capital punishment as a deterrent just doesn't work. Exactly the same as prison for a lot of these low life, 1. they don't expect to be caught
2. they only see it as an occupational hazard
3. a lot of murders are not pre-meditated etc. etc.
I suppose the real arguement is whether we should have to pay to keep these scum on this earth. I agree with Stan, until we tackle the heart of the problem it will become an even greater evil. We need to clean up our act, foul language on Television & in films, violent computer games, the ever growing drug problems & the lack of respect for authority. Don't get me wrong, I'm no prude or do-gooder, but when we allow people like Gordon Ramsey to become prime time television stars then something ain't right. How do we expect our children not to copy what they see as normal? Set the bar high & if standards fall a bit from there then we are not so bad. Set that bar low & you are already very close to the cesspool.