QUOTE: "Public executions of the convicted murderer would serve as a
reminder that crime does not pay. Public executions of criminals seem an
efficient way to communicate the message that if you shed innocent blood, you
will pay a high price... I agree... on the matter of accountability but also
believe such publicity would serve to deter homicide."
["Why the Death Penalty Is Morally
Permissible," from the 2004 book edited by Adam Bedau and titled Debating
the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital Punishment?]
AUTHOR: Louis Paul Pojman (April
22, 1935-October 15, 2005) was an American philosopher and professor, whose name
is most recognized as the author of over a hundred philosophy texts and
anthologies which he himself read at more than sixty universities around the
world and which continue to be used widely for educational purposes. Pojman was
known for work in applied ethics and philosophy of religion.
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