Ernest van den Haag The Ultimate Punishment
1st Argument Against: The Death Penalty Does Not Deter Crime. Rebuttal (1): The Trouble With Statistics. Statistics this broad can be misleading. There are too many variables to control for (which state, general economic health, gun availability, drug availability, publicity, etc.)Some studies conclude there is a deterrent effect, some studies conclude the oppositeCoincidentally, the studies seem to prove whatever the people who pay for the study wants it to prove.Statistics and studies are,30305
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