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The economics line is bull****! People who commit murder are executed because they committed murder, not because they are poor. If a rich man is convicted of murder( there are 100's of examples) he can't buy his way out of it. Some might argue he could buy his way out of being convicted, but the death penaly implies conviction...
The simple fact is that poor people are more likely to commit murder while in the act of committing another crime (ie. robbery)...
The death penalty is a RESULT and therefore cannot be judged along socio-economic lines. If you want to help the poor, find out why they are more likely to COMMIT CRIMES, not more likely to be executed.
By the way, I happen to believe that both abortion and the death penalty are wrong...
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