Re: Re [MEDIA] The death penalty

Samael (Samael@dial.pipex.com)
Tue, 8 Dec 1998 15:27:25 -0000

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From: Michael Lorrey <retroman@together.net>
>
>Samael wrote:
>> I thought most studies had shown that brutal public executions don't
>> actually deter people from crime. They just don't believe they are going
to
>> get caught and when they are, the thought of the punishment means they
tend
>> to be more violent in their attempts to evade capture.
>
>Hardly. How many murders are there in muslim states vs. non muslim states?

Not sure. Do you have figures? Or even a pointer to where I could do some research?

>> If we are going to dispose of criminals (and I think this is reasonable
in
>> certain circumstances) something swift and painless would be my preferred
>> method. And in private. We shouldn't be doing it for revenge, we should
be
>> doing it because the world will be a better place afterwards.
>>
>
>One less bad genetic sequence at a time, the world gets better with each
>execution.

You apear to be taking genetic determinism a bit far- there are cultural and social factors involved too.

> It gets even better if that sequence elemination can be used in
>effective propaganda to deter others from making the same mistake.

Unfortunaltely I can't remember where I read the study on the effectiveness of this sort of propaganda but it did seem to show it wasn't effective.

Samael