Delete message without opening

In other email clients and in Web based email I can delete a message without opening it. Is this an option for Apple's Mail?

"Ha ha! That's brilliant.... Uh, you ARE joking, aren't you?"
Roger Wilmut1 is not joking. Thunderbird works the same way.
"Do you presume that showing all the contents of a message in the lower half of the Mail window is different from opening a message in a second window?"
I believe what Roger Wilmut1 is trying to say is this:
Example - You may have a slew of messages however, only ONE you may wish to view. You can double click on that ONE message to open up in another window & just delete the rest.

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James,
Here's a recent thread on the subject that may be of interest.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19300450#19300450
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computerbug,
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- Stephen
http://learni.st/users/Riptide360/boards/69477-optimizing-apple-mail

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