General on Yik Yak | to the commenters arguing for death penalty on the grounds that violent criminals deserve to die, you should know: that’s not the point of the death penalty. killing a criminal was supposed to serve as deterrent for others, it was never for retribution.

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to the commenters arguing for death penalty on the grounds that violent criminals deserve to die, you should know: that’s not the point of the death penalty. killing a criminal was supposed to serve as deterrent for others, it was never for retribution.

Gavin Newsom has spared the lives of all 548 prisoners on California’s death row. It is the largest mass commutation of death sentences in modern U.S. history.

3682 upvotes, 469 comments. Yik Yak image post by popbase. "Gavin Newsom has spared the lives of all 548 prisoners on California’s death row.

It is the largest mass commutation of death sentences in modern U.S. history."

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Anonymous 13h

the problem is that "deterring other criminals" doesn't really work

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Anonymous

#1 13h

exactly. the reason for carrying out the death penalty is ineffective, so it doesn’t make sense to continue carrying it out

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OP 12h

plus idk if you ask me I don't think the state should have the power to kill people.

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Anonymous

#1 11h

agreed!

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