uot;irrevocable" nature of the death penalty that makes it so tempting as a tool of repression. The death penalty is not an act of self-defense "against an immediate threat to life." It is the premeditated killing of a prisoner who could be dealt with equally well by less harsh means (2).
             Also, the death penalty does not fight crime or protect the public. Too many governments believe they can solve urgent social or political problems by executing a few or even hundreds
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