Bill D. Hicks: “I think the death penalty is the appropriate punishment in…”

“A lot of people in this community want that. What is your position on the death penalty? Well, of course, I think the death penalty is the appropriate punishment in the appropriate case. I would not say that, you know, every case should have the death penalty or every case should not have the death penalty.” (06:50–06:55)

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