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oppose 100% · not effectivemoderated to 100%; argued down by 0%
by metric on 2005-01-03 03:16:07It is not a deterrent because anyone that would be deterred by the death penalty would already have been deterred by life in prison, and people that are not deterred by that wouldn't be stopped by any punishment. It was also shown that states that have implimented the death penalty rescently have not had a reduction of violent crime.
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title: 'not effective'
text: 'It is not a deterrent because anyone that would be deterred by the death penalty would already have been deterred by life in prison, and people that are not deterred by that wouldn't be stopped by any punishment. It was also shown that states that have implimented the death penalty rescently have not had a reduction of violent crime.'
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date: 2005-01-03 03:16:07
submitter: metric
effective: 1
support: 0
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