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Originally Posted by smooth
The emprical evidence indicates that the death penatly is a short-lived deterrent, to the extent it deters at all.
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Could it be in part because the death penalty usually doesn't get carried out for 25 years after the fact? Yeah, could be.
Speed up the retributive justice, and THEN let's talk about a deterrent effect [or perhaps we should say detergent].
That also might be a much more legit reason why some of the victim's loved ones have a hard time "getting over it." Their closure is delayed because we want to be a merciful and just society.
Except for those who suffered at the hands of a cold blooded killer.