tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post111926934403730738..comments2024-03-28T07:00:14.349-05:00Comments on Althouse: If you don't think the death penalty deters crime, why would you think the right to vote deters crime?Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1119292341016642342005-06-20T13:32:00.000-05:002005-06-20T13:32:00.000-05:00Statistically, there is little or no evidence that...Statistically, there is little or no evidence that the death penalty is a deterrant. Whether or not we "think" it does isn't especially relevant.<BR/><BR/>I personally don't agree with the death penalty except in the most extreme of cases and where DNA evidence is conclusive.carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01035236392515977261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1119290454824584162005-06-20T13:00:00.000-05:002005-06-20T13:00:00.000-05:00During the 2000 Presidential Debates, Bush cited t...During the 2000 Presidential Debates, Bush cited the deterrent effect of the death penalty as the main reason he supported it.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1119279655432997662005-06-20T10:00:00.000-05:002005-06-20T10:00:00.000-05:00saying death penalty is deterrant is like saying y...saying death penalty is deterrant is like saying you exterminate roaches to discourage the others. <BR/><BR/>as far as deterrance goes, these days pretty much the only people who get the death penalty would be the kind whom it wouldn't deter, psychopaths and mass murderers.hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10815339259151766424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1119279412225866982005-06-20T09:56:00.000-05:002005-06-20T09:56:00.000-05:00I would say that the death penalty is a bit of a c...I would say that the death penalty is a bit of a crime deterrent, considering that person will never commit a crime again.Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09207900813763379752noreply@blogger.com