deterrent

I can see two reasons for the death penalty: Justice and deterrent. Now, there have been a lot of discussions on just how much justice there is in taking a life for a life, or sometimes not even for a life, and I really don't think anyone will be able to sway the other party to a measurable...

...any more than capital punishment is. Hell has been preached for centuries and yet it hasn't scared anyone into being 'good'. Capital punishment is the most extreme measure with which we can respond to atrocious behavior as a society. It doesn't stop the behavior it simply achieves the result...