ubernoir wrote:

It is a shameful distinction, but Texas is the undisputed capital of capital punishment. At a time when the rest of the United States is having serious doubts about the death penalty, more than 60 percent of all American executions this year took place in Texas. That gaping disparity provides further evidence that Texas's governor, legislature, courts and voters should reassess their addiction to executions.

The more important thing to look at is crime statistics. They do not correlate with capital punishment. ie. killing criminals doesn't deter crime.

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