I thought that there there was consensus amomg statitians that the death penalty has a deterrent effect and each execution saves between 3 and 18 lives: http:/

I thought that there there was consensus amomg statitians that the death penalty has a deterrent effect and each execution saves between 3 and 18 lives: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/us/18deter.html http://mobile.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/us/18deter.html While there was still people who were challenging the studies the statisticians had moved on because it was considered a settled question.