>>>http://www.news9.com/Global/story.asp?S=13482359
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>>Yes I'm sure deranged murderers often ponder the lack or not of capital punishment before they commit their crimes.
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>>The US is executing plenty of people.Is that helping cure crime ?
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>One is too many, but "plenty?" Most were put on hold last year for legal reasons and some still are in different states. Here is a list of "pending" capital punishments:
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>http://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish/listpending.do

According to wikipedia 1200 since 1976. 460 of those in Texas.