Article: DEATH PENALTY Capital punishment does deter crime

DEATH PENALTY

Capital punishment does deter crime

Saturday, May 31, 2003

The one-sided article about the federal government seeking death penalties for crimes committed in states that don't have the death penalty failed to mention some obvious facts ("Feds may pull rank on death penalty," May 27).

First, every state is part of the United States, and certain laws govern everyone in the country, regardless of the state he or she lives in.

Second, the people of the whole country have decided certain ...

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