Show Letters To The Editor Doubtful Deterrent Dear The primary argument for capital punishment is that the threat of death keeps people from committing murder and other capital The arguments go something like People do not commit crimes largely because they fear since people fear death more than anything the death penalty will prevent crime better than anything THOUGH NOT supported by this argument is advanced as fact whenever the issue comes before a legislative The real question is whether individuals who commit capital crimes consider the death penalty before they act whether fear of death is sufficient to prevent the threat of death failed to stop the Americans who murdered last Nor did it have any effect on those who also took their own lives 64 of the who killed in 1957 committed suicide The penalty is meaningless to the mentally but psychiatric evaluations made at California's San Quentin prison over a period show that a majority of those executed were emotionally or I DON'T BELIEVE most people who are in favor of capital punishment would say that we should do away with the patients at the State Mental Hospital who may become violent and out of Of course they should be confined away from where they may not injure themselves or but not In 1957 there were 65 persons executed in the United In this same year there were over cases of murder and non-negligent Lewis E. Lawes in his book Thousand Years in Sing the 12 years of my I have escorted men and one woman to the death chamber and the electric ages they ranged from 17 to They came from all kinds of homes and In one respect they were all alike All were and most of them H E DEFENDANTS of wealth and position never goes to the electric chair or to the Juries do not intentionally favor the the law is theoretically but the defendant with ample means is able to have his case presented with every favorable while the poor defendant often has a lawyer assigned by Thus it is seldom that it happens that a person who is able to have eminent defense attorneys is convicted of murder in the first and very rare indeed that such a person is A large number of those who are executed were too poor to hire a counsel being appointed by the Warden Lawes' statement as to the discriminatory aspect of punishment is also borne out by The trend can be briefly the death penalty in this country is predominantly and disproportionately imposed on members of racial minority the upon Is this the justice poor and the less and under we Americans feel we MILDRED Sound Investment Dear With the collection hour for Campus Chest only a couple of days we would like to urge every student to contribute as much as he can to this The goal set by the committee is only one dollar per We feel that the drive is especially worthwhile because the money will go to areas which we as college students and residents of Salt Lake City should be very The World University Service and the Multiple Sclerosis Hope Chest give the greatest amount of help to young people of oui own age The Fairmont Training Center is an organization whose service is gen to children right in the ban Lake Again we ask your and urge you to m SPURS CIRCLE K'S |