And "respecting the law" is a deterrent, no? Ray
At 02:34 PM 12/14/2004, you wrote: > > Brian wrote: > > > > In none of these instances do I see death penalty vs. life in prison > > mattering one iota. > >I agree with this for the same reason I think that illegal drugs don't >deter anyone from using them. In both cases the individual is >committed to the action - my guess is they don't really consider the >consequences if caught. > >Wasn't there a movie with movie with Macauly Caulkin (Party Monster?) >based on a true story where he kills his New York drug dealer and is >only caught after he brags about it to hundreds of people? > >Would the death penalty have been a deterrent in that case? No. > >It would seem that the only people deterred by the law are those that >respect it - and they're not the ones that would commit the crimes >anyway. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139855 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
