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Clint Eastwood

Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need the guidance of an adult society.

Clint Eastwood

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Clint Eastwood believes that harming children is the worst kind of crime because they are pure and depend on adults for protection and support. He argues that such serious offenses deserve the death penalty to reflect the gravity of betraying society's responsibility toward its most vulnerable members.

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