As for the scientific studies, there are no true facts that have determine that the death penalty does not deter homicides. If all murderers are sentenced to the death and executed, potential offenders will think twice before committing a murder.
A professor from the State University of New York stated, “In fact, the empirical analysis suggest that on the average tradeoff between the execution of an offender and the lives of potential victims what it might have saved was the scale of magnitude of 1 for 8 for the period 1933-67 in the United States” (Ehrlich).
Meaning that for every one execution, eight victims will survive. By these facts alone one can use utilitarian thought, where the execution on one life is serving the greater good. In a utilitarian theory it is justified to kill a few if it will save the lives of many. It does not matter if the person is innocent or guilty the end result is what matters. Murders are not just committed in the heat of passion, but at times are well thought and planned. These individuals would be deterred if they knew that they would be executed without hesitation once incarcerated for murder.
A professor from the State University of New York stated, “In fact, the empirical analysis suggest that on the average tradeoff between the execution of an offender and the lives of potential victims what it might have saved was the scale of magnitude of 1 for 8 for the period 1933-67 in the United States” (Ehrlich).Meaning that for every one execution, eight victims will survive. By these facts alone one can use utilitarian thought, where the execution on one life is serving the greater good. In a utilitarian theory it is justified to kill a few if it will save the lives of many. It does not matter if the person is innocent or guilty the end result is what matters. Murders are not just committed in the heat of passion, but at times are well thought and planned. These individuals would be deterred if they knew that they would be executed without hesitation once incarcerated for murder.
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