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In reply to the discussion: Thoughts on the Death Penalty [View all]Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)24. Why might that be?
It would actually be fairly easy to set up a design for a study on the effect of ending the death penalty. I have other more pressing interests, but would be happy to consult with anyone who wants t look up NCIC data, etc.
In th meantime, we can note that violent crime including murder has been in a steady decline since the early 90's. In that same time period, "[n]ationwide, death sentences have declined by 75% and executions by 60% since the 1990s, according to the Death Penalty Information Center." That is at least suggestive.
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I have no reason, other than the debates on DU over the last few days.
JustABozoOnThisBus
May 2015
#10
For decades it's been a fact that states without the death penalty have lower murder rates.........
George II
May 2015
#38
Almost every other country in the world gets along just fine without a death penalty.
SheilaT
May 2015
#14
Almost every other country in the world gets along just fine with the USA picking up the defense tab
seveneyes
May 2015
#18
I guess the notion is that we're the wholesale death merchants to the world.
Jackpine Radical
May 2015
#29
Add one more reason: criminal charges are more often brought against minorities and the poor
jwirr
May 2015
#41