For those against the Death Penalty

[Benton]

(07-03-2018, 04:44 PM)michaelsean Wrote: How do we know the death penalty isn't a deterrent? How do you determine how many people haven't murdered because they didn't want the death penalty? It seems to be an accepted conclusion, but I've never understood how they've determined this.

The bulk of studies I’ve read lean towards socio-economic status being the best indicator/deterent to crime. You want a low crime society, make sure everyone has a living wage. You want The Purge 365, then mke it more difficult to pay the rent.