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Is there any evidence that

Aaron Carine — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:16:25 +0000

In reply to It most certainly did deter

Is there any evidence that the death penalty deters crime? I've always heard that there isn't evidence, although that doesn't entirely rule out the possibility that it's a deterrent. It's difficult to isolate one factor when it comes to the crime rate.

It most certainly did deter

Resistance — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 07:12:23 +0000

In reply to Everybody used to have public

It most certainly did deter crime. The criminal executed won't be doing anymore crime. It's a sobering reality to those sane enough to think about it.

Everybody used to have public

Aaron Carine — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:37:25 +0000

In reply to Maybe these types of

Everybody used to have public executions, and there is little evidence that it deterred crime.

Maybe these types of

Resistance — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 07:29:00 +0000

In reply to Iran Resorts to Hangings in Public to Cut Crime

Maybe these types of deterrents, will make the criminals think about what they are doing?