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Originally Posted by Torn Curtain

I disagree, for instance in the US the majority of states without the death penalty have consistently lower crime rates than those with it, cf http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?&did=1705#STATES%20WITH%20THE%20DEATH% 20PENALTY%20V.%20STATES%20WITHOUT

In the case of America I would say the disparity between the state's approach to the death penalty and the general consensus over the constitution (all that bollocks about 'freedom' that Americans never, ever stop harping on about) makes America a definite exception, and furthermore can only lead to a political schizophrenia. America is also notable for being one of the very few 'liberal' 'democracies' which have retained the death penalty, perhaps the only one that regularly practices it [anyone confirm this?].