1. Pro Capital Punishment
The usage, and threat of capital punishment is the most powerful deterrent of crime ever devised by any form of government. ... Ergo the later states have lower crime rates due in part to the deterrent power of the threat capitol punishment imposes on potential criminals. Those opposed to capital punishment usually believe that the threat of punishment is not a valid deterrent for crime regardless of the offense. ... Federal, state, and local governments together spend more than $150 billion on fighting and preventing crime. ... Capital punishment is not a baleful archa...
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