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Old 12-26-2006, 03:42 PM
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Me: It reduces the chances that the individual will kill again to zero.

Not quite.
Yes quite. Please re-read my quote above.

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There remains the chance that you have executed the wrong man.
Even if he is the wrong man, the chances of committing that crime are now zero if he is executed. My statement was technically correct (The best kind of correct)
The term `individual` obviously refers to the culprit.

Otherwise the pursuit of the death penalty (or any other punishment) would be rather meaningless, wouldn`t it?
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