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/^t/Of course it might be argued that many violent offenders, by the time they are caught and convicted, are totally beyond all redemption. But does this mean they should be got rid of? Does not a civilized society have an obligation even to its misfits? Does not the giving of an opportunity for rehabilitation, however limited the chance of success may be felt to be, show that society is not prepared to sink to the level of those who have gone astray but desires to lead by a sincere moral standard of righteousness, compassion and mercy. Two wrongs do not a right. There is no avoiding the fact that an execution is also a murder; it is a legalized murder, but a murder just the same.