>...but then there is no deterrent... The deterrent premise is as old as at least the Inquisition (12th century) and has worked out quite well to reduce crime

>...but then there is no deterrent... The deterrent premise is as old as at least the Inquisition (12th century) and has worked out quite well to reduce crime and recidivism rates in the world to nigh zero levels in the centuries since... /s