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
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Deterrence
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Criminals deter from killing b/c of the death penalty »Criminals deter from killing b/c of the death penalty
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Refusal to carry deadly weapons »Refusal to carry deadly weapons
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The death penalty is a better deterrent than prison sentences »The death penalty is a better deterrent than prison sentences
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Victims killed in non-capital punishment states »Victims killed in non-capital punishment states
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The death penalty deters future 'would be' killers »The death penalty deters future 'would be' killers
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States should promote criminal's reintegration in the society! »States should promote criminal's reintegration in the society!
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