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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,102 – Discussing Capital Punishment.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,102. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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On this episode, we’re going to talk about capital punishment – when the government kills someone for committing a crime. Sounds happy. Let’s get started.

Simon: What’s all that?

Hilary: It’s a news report about the upcoming execution of Perry Hickock.

Simon: That’s barbaric. We shouldn’t have capital punishment in this day and age.

Hilary: This guy killed an entire family while trying to rob them in their own home. He was convicted of multiple murders and given the death penalty. This is about justice.

Simon: This is about vengeance. He could have been given a life sentence without the possibility