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Data suggests that murders aren't affected by deterrents like the death penalty: https://www.amnestyusa.org/a-clear-scientific-consensus-that-the-death-penalty-

by vb6sp6 5y ago

Data suggests that murders aren't affected by deterrents like the death penalty: https://www.amnestyusa.org/a-clear-scientific-consensus-that-the-death-penalty-does-not-deter/ https://www.amnestyusa.org/a-clear-scientific-consensus-that... To claim that murders are up because people don't "respect" police seems absurd to me.

Zababa 5y ago
Is this commonly accepted that the death penalty is a deterrant? I always saw it mostly as a way to permanently remove some poeple from society. A dead person can hardly kill/hurt anyone.
- vb6sp6 5y ago
  It's a common talking point, yes.