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In Favor of Capital Punishment by: Meghan Smith I believe that the death penalty is the best and fairest punishment for people who have taken other people’s lives. Here are some interesting facts about the death penalty. Did you know that 70% of all Americans support the death penalty? Murder rates have also been down since the death penalty was reinforced. And rehab techniques are so underdeveloped that no one is ever certain that a …

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