[fla-left] Bloody execution photos draw gamut ofresponses(fwd)

[Charles Brown]

In (bougeois) criminal law they teach that there are three bases for punishment: rehabilitation, deterrrence and "an eye-for-an-eye" , with the third not considered legitimate. When the Supreme Court abolished the death penalty for a while the studies said the death penalty was not a deterrent. And of course it is one penalty that forecloses the possibility of rehabilitation. So, ...

CB


>>> Max Sawicky <sawicky at epinet.org> 10/11/99 04:34PM >>>
Max Sawicky wrote:


>But I was much more disturbed by the crime,
>something I'm sure would be unbearable to
>watch.

You sure you're not looking to indulge a lust for violence through 
the approved mechanism of capital punishment rather than the 
proscribed mechanism of crime?

Doug
>>

No and I can prove it.  I've never watched a hockey game,
but I often watch golf tournaments.

You could say an atrocity inspires a lust for revenge,
excuse me, justice.  That's why I'm always responding
to louis-bait on PEN-L.

mbs