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Prodygist68 t1_ivhjrtg wrote

Reply to comment by EntertainerNo3007 in Christchurch attacker appealing convictions and sentence - ABC News by quitofilms

They abolished it in 1989

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angryjukebox t1_ivi920o wrote

Good. Some cases like this would definitely meet the standards, but even 1 person put to death wrongly is too many. People who do stuff like this deserve to suffer long term for their crimes, not take the easy way out.

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TrainOfThought6 t1_ivifbd7 wrote

I'm with you. And as an aside, the folks clamoring for torture in here are straight up disgusting people.

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Randall-Flagg22 t1_ivj3uwj wrote

also it costs more to do the death penalty. and in my opinion is the 'easy way out' for folks like that. i'd rather see him rot for my entire lifetime in jail

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