Deterrence
1. What people (including potential criminals) fear more will have a greater deterrent effect on them.
2. People (including potential criminal) fear death more than they do any other humane punishment.
3. The death penalty is a humane punishment.
4. Therefore people (including criminals) will be deterred more by the death penalty than by any other humane punishment.
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Capital Punishment  »Capital Punishment
Deterrence
Criminals deter from killing b/c of the death penalty »Criminals deter from killing b/c of the death penalty
Refusal to carry deadly weapons »Refusal to carry deadly weapons
The death penalty is a better deterrent than prison sentences »The death penalty is a better deterrent than prison sentences
Victims killed in non-capital punishment states »Victims killed in non-capital punishment states
The death penalty deters future 'would be' killers »The death penalty deters future 'would be' killers
States should promote criminal's reintegration in the society! »States should promote criminal's reintegration in the society!
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