>I agree with you on everything you guys wrote. I just wonder why death
>penalty seems to attract even some leftists in America. It's not the same
>elsewhere, is it? The popularity of death penalty must be related to the
>popularity of anti-abortion sentiments via
>moralism/individualism/anti-hedonism routes.
Don't forget the (unacknowledged) pleasures of vengeance and (socially sanctioned) cruelty.
Doug