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Is the Death Penalty a Deterrent?

blog.brodenmickelsen.com — The most common justification I hear for the death penalty is that it deters crime. When I consider the hundreds of death penalty cases with which I am familiar, and the dozen or so which I have worked on personally, I am always puzzled by this position. I ask myself, "Have the people that advocate this proposition taken a close look at death p

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  • Globehugger, on 03/17/2008, -0/+1Two things, first, the death penalty is 100% effective in preventing rightly convicted felons from committing more murders. Number two, if you don't want to receive shouts, then please do me the honor of not sending me any. The purpose of shouts is two way communication. Thank you.
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