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The state Senate this afternoon approved making New Jersey the first state in 40 years to abolish the death penalty.

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Meh...

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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)rockman069
    rockman069
    Dec. 10, 2007, 5:41 p.m.

    I don't know if I actually agree with this piece of legislature, but I suspect it is a movement towards perceived civility. The problem is that I feel there are certain people who deserve to die, as recompense for the deeds they themselves perpetrated.

    I guess this could be considered something noteworthy from New Jersey.

    • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)not2needy
      not2needy
      Dec. 10, 2007, 5:47 p.m.

      I also have mixed emotions about this Legislation. Some people definitely deserve the death penalty, however there are lots of people who have probably been put to death that were innocent. Mixed emotions!

      • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)engineer
        engineer
        Dec. 10, 2007, 5:53 p.m.

        The problem is the appeals process whether you are pro or con death penalty. Financially we cannot afford it. It takes more than 15 years to execute a death penalty conviction. Because of the appeals process it costs at least five times the amount of housing a regular life without parole conviction. I believe personally that it is a disservice to society, the convicted to keep a person in a prison forever.

        • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)tanglang
          tanglang
          Dec. 10, 2007, 9:34 p.m.

          You've got to be freaking kidding me. If they want to save lives, they would kill more criminals. Take armed robbers for example. By putting a gun in the face of a hard working store clerk who is just trying to make a living, they are showing the intent to kill. They are showing that they are capable of killing an innocent civilian for their personal gain. To me that should require the death penalty. Also, we should get rid of this 15-20 years worth of appeals.

          How many violent criminals would have to die before criminals fear the law? My guess would be less than 100.

          • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)BronxBomber
            BronxBomber
            Dec. 11, 2007, 8:47 a.m.

            Well they're saying it more feasible to give them life in prison then to execute them right off the bat.They say Capitol punishment is counter productive because it's so expensive and they are saying it doesn't serve as an effective deterrent, and I have to relent on my viewpoint on capitol punishment, and think of no better way for a guilty person to spend the rest of his life behind bars to reflect on his actions, and pay the price for the same...day by day. Besides, Gov.Corzine is stringing along with legislators on this call.

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