tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22223580.post5341278340365264279..comments2023-10-25T02:06:38.148-07:00Comments on Texas Death Penalty: Vote for " Abolish the Death Penalty " in the Ideas for Change contest at Change.orgHooman Hedayatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174966445842575829noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22223580.post-26425323729614786112010-02-26T02:25:10.008-08:002010-02-26T02:25:10.008-08:00The death penalty barbarizes any society which use...The death penalty barbarizes any society which uses it. It is ineffective: there is a strong statistical correlations between a high incidence of violent crime and the death penalty. It promotes an image that the state condones murder (the death penalty is the most grotesque form of premeditated murder). It does not allow for rehabilitation of the perpetratrator.<br /><br />Finally mistakes are too frequently made, and when political, economic or pragmatic imperatives impact upon the case, the mistakes are likely to increase.jenniebloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330730841900191172noreply@blogger.com