And really, voting in favour of BCSTV is a very good idea.

Now, what I actually wanted to post: (From Haviland et. al. "Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Canadian Edition, p. 54, not that I really think you'll look it up)

"Numerous studies by a variety of social scientists have shown clearly that the death penalty does not deter violent crime any more than Aztec sacrifice really provided sustenance for the sun... Just like Aztec human sacrifice, capital punishment is an institutional magical response to perceived disorder."

Discuss.

(Sho: we always knew the US had something in common with the Aztec on some level, didn't we!?)