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10, 2014  Death penalty does have role in society  Thursday,
January 20, 2005  A man walks into a small town bank intent on
robbery. But in less than 40 seconds, five people are shot dead
and not one dollar is taken. The murderer and his accomplices
are rapidly captured. Their trial was held this week and a jury
sentenced them to death.  Here's the kicker. The defense
argument was that the ringleader had a difficult childhood and a
personality disorder. Thankfully, the jury didn't buy that weak
and stale argument.  Let's make a wild assumption. Let's assume
that anyone who commits five murders might just possibly have a
personality disorder. But for God's sake, that's not an excuse
for murder and it most certainly shouldn't spare them from the
death penalty. And how sad that this savage had a difficult
childhood. Does that mean anyone with a "difficult childhood"
can escape a date with the electric chair? I think not.  I will
never understand the r