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> "There is no evidence that the death penalty has a unique deterrent effect or that it has any impact on the use and availability of drugs," said Amnesty Inter
by pb060 3y ago
> "There is no evidence that the death penalty has a unique deterrent effect or that it has any impact on the use and availability of drugs," said Amnesty International's Chiara Sangiorgio in a statement.
Arguing about whether the death penalty acts or not as a deterrent can distract from the primary point. If one believes the death penalty is wrong in principle, then that should be the central argument. Debating its effectiveness opens the door to counterarguments and can weaken the stance. I believe that the focus should be on the moral and ethical reasons against it.
- jonhohle 3y agoI posted stats elsewhere, but those saying the death penalty is not a deterrent would have to show the true cause of such a significantly lower per capita deaths by overdose in Singapore vs western countries. My current feeling is that there is a limit we should be willing to spend, as a society, on someone who chooses to actively inflict harm on or enable harm to come to others. I struggle to see the humanity or benefit to society in sending someone to prison for the remainder of their natural life that satisfies either the condemned or the victim. Capital punishment has become significantly more expensive than life imprisonment, which may be one of the strongest arguments against it, imho.
- ghostDancer 3y agoYou have to compare similar situations a small island with a heavily controlled and under surveillance society is not comparable to western countries with much less controls and bigger borders easily crossed.