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Death Penalty Saves Lives?

November 20, 2007 in culture

Recent research suggests that the death penalyy has a deterrence effect.
H. Naci Mocan, an economist at Louisiana State University tells us:

“I am personally opposed to the death penalty. But my research shows that there is a deterrence effect.”

Those who oppose the death penalty based on the value of life may need to consider the possibility that
a failure to execute takes innocent lives, concludes the New York Times article, Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate

What do you think?
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