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Death penalty: pro or con?

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Published 26 July, 2009, 10:18

Although the death penalty has been abolished by more than two thirds of the world, over two thousand people were executed last year. Web journalist Lori “The Resident” Harfenist has New Yorkers’ say on the issue.

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