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