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br> -- Frank Natoli br> Newton, New Jersey /p>

Some problems with William Tucker's theory that execution should be reserved for murders only:

--Treason is still a capital offense -- so much for the "murder only" approach to capital punishment.

--SCOTUS has no Constitutional grounds allowing them to usurp states' rights on this issue.

--For many liberals, there is no such thing as "life imprisonment." Sooner or later, the "he's suffered enough" mentality leads to parole in far too many cases.

--Child rapists thinking cogently about the difference between life imprisonment and death in the midst of a child rape is huge assumption on Tucker's part.

--The "emotional" aspect of a child being sexually violated cannot be easily dismissed.

p>--Executing such beasts is not an "indiscriminate" use of the death penalty. br> -- Arnold Ahlert br> Boca Raton, Florida /p>

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