On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:04:00 -0500, Ned Simmons
wrote:

In article ,
says...


One should further note..that murder has the lowest repeat rate of any
criminal behavior. Most murders are done in a "moment of passion" and
the repeat rate is nearly zero. We are not talking about gang members
or serial nut cases here.


In effect you're agreeing with court here. If you read the decision, one
point that's made is the the impulsive nature and poor judgement of
teens as a mitigating factor.

Ned Simmons

No..Im not stating my position on it one way or another except to say
Im not a fan of Capital punishment. I did want to set the record
straight however about the effects of the new ruling.

Gunner


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