Demeaning to a civilized society
Maybe we’ve become too “civilized” for some of us.
Well, there are places in world
The greater the suffering the more the deterrent. I will give Saudi Arabia credit...they chop the hand off a thief...they don’t have near larceny problem we have. They chop the heads off of criminals...they don’t have near the crime problem we have.
There is no way knowing whether dealt row inmate or the lifer suffers more.
The overwhelming majority of criminologists do not believe that the death penalty is a proven deterrent. 87% believe that abolition of the death penalty would not have any significant effect on murder rates. You would think that all research that has been would settle the issue. However, there is serious flaws in all the research. Consequently, claims that research demonstrates that capital punishment decreases or increases the homicide rate by a specified amount or has no effect on the homicide rate should.
The support for the death penalty is not based on scientific studies of deterrence but rather societies desire for revenge.
One thing we do know from a number of studies is a punishment is a deterrent only if the perpetrator believes there is a strong likelihood of suffering that punish if caught. Consider 1st degree murder. Today only 61% will that clears, which means 61% will be charged with the crime. Of that number on 40% will convinced. This low rate is due to plea bargains. Of the 40%, only 3% will receive a death sentence of those sentence only 25% will be excited. What this means is if a person commit a cold blooded premeditated. The likely of being executed is about 1 chance in 1500 making dying of cancer about 50 times more likely. And you think it's a determine?