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Explosions at Boston Marathon

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In my mind, the biggest argument against the death penalty here is a religious one- not that it's against the teachings of your representative deity of choice, but that it is the desired outcome leading to martyrdom in the worldview of this particular brand of crazy.

Lock him in a small room, and let him think about what he did. Leaving him there won't change anything, but killing him can only have negative effects.

The jury for the fort hood shooter faced the same predicament, in the end they agreed upon the death penalty.

I'm sure the prosecutor for both cases gave a hell of a closing statement that addressed any qualms the jury had about the death penalty, including martyrdom
 
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