Two attorneys who have worked on death penalty cases debated theoretical and religious arguments for and against capital punishment Monday before members of the Atlanta chapter of the Federalist Society.
John Malcolm, a senior legal fellow and director of the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies in Washington, argued that a proper application of the death penalty could deter crime and save lives. Phillip Thompson, executive director of Emory University’s Aquinas Center of Theology, countered with a religious argument that the current application of the death penalty fails to accomplish any of the things necessary to justify its usage.
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