That logic doesn't follow, because it could be the case that America would be even more violent if we didn't execute people. Having said that, I find the deterr

That logic doesn't follow, because it could be the case that America would be even more violent if we didn't execute people. Having said that, I find the deterrence angle suspect. Very few people would consider spending the rest of their life in jail acceptable, but being put to death unacceptable.