Sometimes I have doubts as to whether death penalty really promotes good behavior and prevents crime.
For example,
"Capital punishment remained a legal military option until 1983 when it was explicitly forbidden in the Constitution of the Netherlands. In 1991, all references to the death penalty were removed from Dutch law."
OR:
"Dates for abolition of the death penalty. Capital punishment was abolished for all crimes committed in peacetime on 30 June 1921. Capital punishment was abolished for all crimes, including those committed in time of war, on 1 January 1973."
At the same time Sweden and Holland have crime rates that are lower than those of the countries where capital punishment remains....
Just some food for thought before bedtime
For example,
"Capital punishment remained a legal military option until 1983 when it was explicitly forbidden in the Constitution of the Netherlands. In 1991, all references to the death penalty were removed from Dutch law."
OR:
"Dates for abolition of the death penalty. Capital punishment was abolished for all crimes committed in peacetime on 30 June 1921. Capital punishment was abolished for all crimes, including those committed in time of war, on 1 January 1973."
At the same time Sweden and Holland have crime rates that are lower than those of the countries where capital punishment remains....
Just some food for thought before bedtime