A Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Originally aired June 23, 2007

This is a segment from CNN Saturday Night. Rick Sanchez explores the reasons behind the wide disparity in the number of women vs. men given the death penalty in the United States.

Punishment is supposed to be for the protection of society, and for the reformation of the wrongdoer. It purports to protect society by preventing the same criminals from repeating their crimes, and by acting as a deterrent to other prospective criminals.

Capital punishment is a notorious failure in these respects. It does indeed remove the particular culprit from the possibility of repeating their crime (or alleged crime); therefore, but is an irreversable deed.

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Posted by 4WardEver UK on 22/07/2009. Filed under Audio & Film,Capital Punishment,Questionable Convictions. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry