Death Penalty Blog 4

In the Washington Post by Rogger Tanner says the death penalty deters crime. A 2003 study he co-authored, and a 2006 study that re-examined the data, found that each execution results in five fewer homicides, and commuting a death sentence means five more homicides. "The results are robust, they don't really go away," he said. "I oppose the death penalty. But my results show that the death penalty (deters) _ what am I going to do, hide them?" I believe that the death penalty is a violation to the 8th amendment but there has been many cases that shows it deters crime. Because if murderers know that the death penalty is legalized in the state they are living in they might second guess themselves. It is also shown it costs more money to put someone to death then to put someone in jail. There are many debates that go back in forth about the death penalty saying that that person is a threat to society. It might be a violation to human rights but over many years cases have shown it deters crime and that is why it is still in use today.