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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He’s Using Autism as a Defense for a Capital Murder. It Might Work.
If the death penalty serves neither retributive nor deterrent purposes, then it amounts to the purposeless infliction of pain, the very definition of cruelty prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.
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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Andreas Ventsel: Psychological defense against fear and deterrence
In an era marked by geopolitical tensions, hybrid warfare and information manipulation, deterrence has become a key concept in security discussions. As Estonia navigates these challenges, ...
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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 ...