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Date Posted: 06:03:02 01/30/03 Thu
Author: Lara Moulton
Subject: Re: Case study: Texas
In reply to: Captain America 's message, "Case study: Texas" on 18:19:27 01/28/03 Tue

I was skeptical about the Captain’s facts, so I did a bit of digging and saw that this is actually true.

The crime rate in Texas skyrocketed after the death penalty was legalized in that state.

Do away with Death Row and keep these criminals in prison for life.


>After its first execution in 1982, Texas become the
>national leader in the use of the death penalty.
>During the same period, Texas also experienced a
>tremendous growth in its violent crime rate. From 1982
>to 1991, the national crime rate rose by 5%. In the
>same period, the Texas crime rate rose by 24%, and the
>violent crime rate in Texas rose by nearly 46%. In
>Texas, more people die from gunshot wounds than
>traffic accidents. Rather than decreasing murder,
>capital punishment actually has a brutalizing effect
>on society, contributing to an increase in murder.

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