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Originally posted by sgtclub
I think it's because, like other polarizing issues (abortion, the environment, etc.), the issue become quasi religious in nature and must be pursued with like vigor.
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If so, doesn't that make it even more troubling? I understand the pursuit of the availability of the death penalty on such terms--it is important to our system of justice to have the possibility of the ultimate penalty--but why in the individual case? It almost violates the oath of office to become so personally attached to a matter that one cannot pursue justice dispassionately.
