• CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 day ago

    Executions fail as a strong deterrent as when the execution is finally performed, it decades after the crime, long after it has left the public’s consciousness.

    I don’t know if there has been a strong correlation that shows it’s a deterrent at all.

    Even in the United States, capital punishment has been on the wane, meanwhile, violent crime has been trending down overall for decades, as well.