Foxy,

I'll ask again, would the death penalty deter you from an illegal action?

It's a very simple question.

Would the threat of life imprisonment deter you?

Another simple question

If as Fox believes punishments do not deter, that would make a mockery of all laws. Because there are always penalties for non-compliance, even if that is not to get the benefit.

Of course penalties are a deterrent. Those politicians who say otherwise had better review the Bills they have passed to remove all penalties and as some extreme leftists would have in the case of criminal offending (especially by ethnic criminals!), blame society and themselves instead.

Lunar stuff. However the extreme leftists and the Greens are looking out for their demographic, I suppose.

Is there any poster on OLO who is not deterred by penalties, including the death penalty?

otb,

Of course - Thank you for reminding everyone that its
the "extreme leftists" and
your favourite Greens, who want prisons
to be replaced by a sort of friendly, sunny, rehab centers,
tax-supported, in which burglars, rapists, murderers, are
counciled and encouraged to think of themselves as
potentially productive members of society. And of course
the ones committing these crimes are the "ethnic crims."

The "extreme leftists" do not after all appreciate the
complexities and contradictions inherent in our society's
attempts to successfully address criminal activity.

It's only "decent-hard-working" folk like yourself that
really know what's going on and totally get it.

I have no doubt some people do consider the death penalty before doing those crimes, but obviously not enough do because many are still committing the crimes!

Everyone has heard of the Westerners who have been executed in countries like Indonesia and Thailand, but yet the crimes are still being committed and still more people are on death row or being executed.

There are plenty of warnings in all airports about the laws of the country you are entering, so there should be no surprises.

Isn't that enough reason to say the death penalty is not much of a deterrent, or is that fact too hard to comprehend Is Mise?

Fox, "And of course the ones committing these crimes are the 'ethnic crims'"

LOL, you would put your Strawman spin on it. It is always obvious when you are on the defensive.

You are constantly side-stepping the issue. Here again,
"If as Fox believes punishments do not deter, that would make a mockery of all laws. Because there are always penalties for non-compliance, even if that is not to get the benefit."