Death Penalty

Whether you're fer it or agin it, once the topic of the Death Penalty is raised, there's pretty much always going to be a discussion.

I read an AP article online in the MSNBC News today reporting that new studies support the notion that the death penalty actually is a deterrent to would-be murderers. One of the folks who conducted the research is actually a DP opponent, but he swears the research is sound and conclusive.

Insofar as that goes, I have no argument. It says what it says. Statistics don't lie (people lie and twist them a bit on occasion, however).
What tickles me is that the moralists are confusing data with morals. Basically saying, 'This study isn't valid because we object to the findings on a moral basis.'

Hooey, says I.

I think that if the numbers say that the DP is a valid deterrent, perhaps it is time to revisit it as a more prevalent form of punishment.

I'm pretty damn sure that the Death Penalty is a deterrent for convicted murderers.

What do you think?