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> It is quite clear that death penalty fulfills some deep emotional
> need for closure, safety and certitude which the opposing argument
> do not even begin to address.
One could begin to address it by looking at the meaning of "closure" in systems theory. But I won't do that. Instead, I want to introduce you to what my favorite anarchist, Gordon Fitch of lbo-talk fame, opined on that matter: Support for capital punishment, he said, originates in the desire to have a death-dealing master.
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cheers AN