• asaharyev [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Capital punishment does not work well as a deterrent. It doesn't for serious violent crime, it won't for financial crime.

    • RedDawn [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Most violent crimes are “crimes of passion” type shit which I always figured was at least part of the reason that harsh penalties don’t deter. People aren’t even thinking of the consequences in the moment a lot of times. I doubt that is the case for bribery and corruption.

    • Awoo [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      I would be interested in comparative analysis of that between countries that actually apply it and countries that don't. I'm not actually convinced that the reaction would be identical for violence vs financial.

      I'm aware this analysis probably doesn't exist though :/ "Are the bourgeoisie being oppressed by financial sector capital punishment" doesn't sound like an area of research that would exist.