... this way a few months ago: "I have inquired for most of my adult life about the studies that might show the death penalty is a deterrent. And I have not seen any research that would substantiate that point." (Shapiro) Even one of the country's most conservative, pro-death-penalty judges, Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, has acknowledged that little evidence backs ... the editors concluded, "the death penalty has outlived its usefulness." To the delight of abolitionist groups, Robertson went even further this past April when he voiced he support for a gene...

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