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Originally Posted by ASU2003
The question is, would the criminal still do this, if they knew that this would be the punishment for a violent crime?
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Harsh punishments don't work as a deterrent because the vast majority of criminals wouldn't commit crimes if they thought they would be caught.
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Originally Posted by wayneferrell479
Certainly may help prevent re-offenders and put off casual maybe offenders
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Casual offenders? Is that a guy who thinks, "hmm, I could play Xbox live, but ... nah, I think I'll go rape someone instead"?