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Originally Posted by dissentowner
How about I spin it another way. Suppose I give you an extra cost for the death penalty over life in prison. Studies have shown that the death penalty deters murders by up to 5-75 murders a year. So what is better in your eyes? Saving some money or preventing 5-75 murders?
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What study?
This says it's inconclusive and
this says an average of 18.