Saddam's Husein's classy execution

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I think if executions were public and not 20 years after the fact, they might be more of a deterrent. Maybe not.

Prison is obviously not a deterrent. And we put people in prison. But I don't hear anyone clamoring to get rid of prison. Ok, no one but the far left, anyway.

It is not a deterrent when compared to life in prison. So why kill them? Why not lock them up and save the money of paying guys like SU to work on the appeals? In other words, with or without the DP, the murder raets are about the same. No deterrence. Given that prison for the rest of their lives stops recidivism (except perhaps among the prison population which should be two birds with one stone for DP advocates) there can be no reason to have the DP. Moreover if you think prison is no deterrent try eliminating them and see what happens to the crime rate.