[QUOT.E=vegster;10038344]Indeed this. The " Death Penalty " can never be justified in a civilised society as there is ALWAYS the chance that an innocent person is executed. When we had a Death Penalty it never stopped murders or brutal crimes anyway so it was a crap deterrent.
Fair enough.
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Thank You, your wonderful link cut and paste was most insightful.
However I feel I should revert to my original question since Mr Hislop used the word 'keep'.
To use such an expression implies a regular incidence of significant number.