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I am opposed to the death penalty but not for the normal reasons. I am opposed simply because it is actually cheaper to keep someone locked up for life than it is to execute them and people who are going to commit crimes that are punishable by death are not going to be deterred by a death penalty unless you shoot them on the spot and we kill 1000's of people of year in public executions, they will continue to do the crimes they do.
That said, when it comes to minors I think it depends on the age of the kid and what they did. the kids in the story linked in this thread obviously knew what they were doing is wrong. kinds know right from wrong. If a kid is 14 years old and is committing these types of crimes, really, honestly, what are they ever going to contribute to society? Sometimes people are defective and they are born broken and it doesn't matter if they are 14 or 44, they need to go away for good.
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