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Essay Archive - The Threat of Death
The Threat of Death
As the war on crime continues, two truths hold steady: eliminating all
crime is impossible, and controlling it is a must. The main weapon used to
control crime in this war is deterrence. The government's deterrent for
committing murder is the death penalty. The fear of death will not deter every
person who contemplates murder from doing it. Whether it is for religious
reasons and the hope of salvation or something else, stopping some people is not
possible (Cohen 48). The intent is not to stop those people, but instead every
other would-be killer....
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