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From: jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens)
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Subject: re: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT REFERENDUM - See the new Maclean's
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Date: Sat, 6-Oct-84 02:42:33 EDT
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The Maclean's I got today has a bunch of stuff about capital
punishment (as well as a big noose made of cheap rope on the cover).

I found the articles interesting - they seemed (to me) reasonably
unbiased.  They have a collection of quotes from the last couple of
centuries concerning capital punishment.

One interesting fact that they point out: statistically, a police
officer's job is safer than that of a firefighter, a miner or a
sailor.  (So, next time a miner dies due to negligence, we hang the
president of the mining company, right??  :-) and shoot the owners
of the Ocean Ranger (that drilling rig) :-) )

It also mentions the case of Donald Johnston (name may be wrong), the
indian from the maritimes who was convicted of murder and spent 11
years in jail for a murder he did not commit.  I feel that things like
this are the best reasons to not have capital punishment.

Oh yes, for you net.religion followers, they give several quotes
from the bible(s), both advocating and condemming capital
punishment/revenge.  (Who are we to play God anyway?).

John