Maryland abolishes death penalty.

[Taem]

I feel like this topic has been beat to death here at the lounge already, but it's interesting nonetheless to hear a Marxists' point of view on the subject. A fresh injection on old ideas? Still, I find I have nothing more to add that I haven't already said before on this topic. I doubt my opinion has changed much on this subject. Well, that's not entirely true; since the Innocence Project has freed countless falsely accused victims, and since the cost of Capital Punishment is often the same if not more than keeping a prisoner in prison for life, I've found my opinion on the subject has changed. I think there is no need for the death penalty any more, and that the most fitting punishment would be for a murderer to get mental help to come reach a state where he/she felt responsible for what they did, and have to spend the rest of their lives with that guilt behind bars. I could honestly think of nothing more fitting; and if they proved to actually be innocent, then they have a chance to get free. The death penalty laughs in the face of reason when our system is suppose to be rehabilitative, but it is nothing of the sort. Anyways, yada, yada.... non-violent drug offenders 40-60%... legalize drugs to solve majority of problems and have enough money to get the real criminals the psychological help they need to reenter society in a mentally fit way... yada yada. Like I said, we've had this discussion 100x before.