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Friday, May 2, 2008
Should governor veto or approve gun bill?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Should Gov. Sonny Perdue veto or approve House Bill 89 which would allow licensed gun owners to take their weapons in public parks, restaurants and on public transit?
Read “Don’t allow gripes to kill a valid bill”
Read “Arms far too available now”
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Time to end the death penalty?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia State University law professor Anne Emanuel argues that is time to take another look at the death penalty here- despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding lethal injection. Writes Emanuel, “the death penalty is not the only way we can deter murderous crime and keep dangerous people off the streets. Most states, including Georgia, authorize sentences of life without parole. In public opinion polls, support for the death penalty drops significantly when life without parole is offered as an alternative.
The social and economic costs of capital punishment appear to be staggering. And yet, there is no convincing evidence that the death penalty deters offenders from killing. In a 1995 national poll, police chiefs ranked the death penalty last among effective ways to reduce violent crime.”
Is it time?
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