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| NYT: Executions save lives |
| 2008-05-15 |
| According to roughly a dozen recent studies, executions save lives. For each inmate put to death, the studies say, 3 to 18 murders are prevented. The effect is most pronounced, according to some studies, in Texas and other states that execute condemned inmates relatively often and relatively quickly. “I personally am opposed to the death penalty,” said H. Naci Mocan, an economist at Louisiana State University and an author of a study finding that each execution saves five lives. “But my research shows that there is a deterrent effect.” |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #8 Fire ants? Nuke 'em from orbit, it's the only way to be sure. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2008-05-15 22:55 |
| #7 The effect is most pronounced, according to some studies, in Texas and other states that execute condemned inmates relatively often and relatively quickly. Yes, quick swift execution as amply demonstrated in our homes, our streets, our communities has shown remarkable success in altering behaviors - do you make sure your doors and windows are locked? - do you avoid certain neighborhoods and sections of your cities? - do you worry about where your children are at when the sun goes down? The obstruction by a powerful minority to the death penalty demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt that is nation is neither a republic nor a democracy. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-05-15 22:48 |
| #6 Dowsing something in gasoline and not setting it afire? That ain't natural. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-05-15 22:48 |
| #5 1/4 cup of gasoline kills the entire mound, and even at 4 bucks a gallon that's 12 1/2 cents per hill, what does amdro cost? (Note do NOT set the hill afire, the fumes sink through the hill and the vapors kill on contact, But if you set it afire, the fire creates a draft and the Queen is not killed) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-05-15 21:58 |
| #4 I've not been able to eliminate Fire Ants as a species, but Home Depot's Amdro has sure helped the recidivism problem. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-05-15 21:11 |
| #3 That's why they call economics "the dismal science", I s'pose. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-05-15 20:21 |
| #2 Sucking up to the middle on behalf of the Dems just before elections. |
| Posted by: lotp 2008-05-15 18:49 |
| #1 This appeared in the Times? I'm stunned! |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-05-15 18:42 |