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Originally Posted by shel90
Yea, that's how I see it too. Most murderers/rapists especially seriel killers usually repeat their offenses when let out of jail. If I had to choose, I would rather see them put them to death instead of getting paroled. Look what happened to Polly Klass ('93).
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The percentage of serial killers compared to single victim murders comitted dependent upon situation are very, very small. That is why we hear so much about them. They are unusual and different. Actually, people convicted of single victim murder have the lowest recidivism rate of all criminals.
Take for instance, a woman who has spent years in an abusive relationship. Tired of being beaten and degraded, she shoots her husband because she beleives that is the only way to protect herself from continued abuse. She is guilty of murder, but is she likely to repeat that behavior? No. Most murders fall into this category.
And, if justice is to be fair, we cannot ask for a puishment that exceeds the crime committed. To sentence a rapist to death simply because we fear that he/she may commit the crime again is to sentence them to punishment that exceeds the crime. Life in prison with no chance of parole is justifiable is some cases, particularly with a serial rapists who commits crimes against children, to be sure. But to sentence to death for a crime that did not result in death is nothing more than revenge.