Gov. Landry defends nitrogen execution as a crime deterrent, but a judge blocks the state's first use of this method
A judge has halted Louisiana’s first nitrogen hypoxia execution, but Gov. Jeff Landry says the method is a necessary deterrent to violent crime.
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Arguments in favour of capital punishment
Capital punishment is often justified with the argument that by executing convicted murderers, we will deter would-be murderers from killing people. The statistical evidence doesn't confirm that ...
Bryan Kohberger Defense Argues Autism Diagnosis Should Take Death Penalty Off the Table
The argument about potential sentencing measures comes as Judge Steven Hippler warns defense attorneys and prosecutors on the ...
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Court's focus on deterrence in Firstmac case: a crucial reminder for financial product distributors
The Firstmac case addressed the quantum dispute relating to the contentious civil penalty that arose from the judgment on liability, Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Firstmac Limited ...
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Editorial: The shameful return of executions to Louisiana
Louisiana hasn’t imposed the death penalty since 2010 ... Jeff Landry has long pushed for executions as a supposed deterrent to crime, and last year he and the state Legislature enacted a ...
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Bryan Kohberger Defense Argues Autism Diagnosis Should Take Death Penalty Off the Table
“Mr. Kohberger’s autism spectrum disorder (ASD) reduces his culpability, negates the retributive and deterrent purposes of capital punishment, and exposes him to the unacceptable risk that he ...