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Quote[/b] (Dillinger @ Jan. 09 2004,17:12)]It is a shame that society has not risen above the impulse of revenge. You say that a murder in prison is unpunishable? Send 'em to solitary.
I don't believe believe people are executed so much out of revenge, but out of fear. In the States judges and juries usually divide murders into 2 catagories Cold blooded murder and crimes of passion.

Murder in cold blood would be hiring a hitman to commit a murder, committing murder in the process of a crime(robbery gone bad etc.), pretty much any pre meditated murder.

A crime of passion is when two people get caught up in the moment and mistakes happen. Lovers qaurrels, someone taking an argument to far etc.

Most people who commit crimes of passion are not executed and are sentenced to life in prison. In states like Texas murder in cold blood is pretty much garunteed to get you executed. I believe we execute people out of fear because humanities number moral is survival. Cold blooded murderers are executed because we don't want them on our streets. Would you want a reformed child molestor living in your neighborhood?

Solitary confinement would make you or me crazy, but not most murderers. The reason is because their already crazy.