The whole idea of deterrence is flawed. its predicated on one thing, that people are exclusively rational beings that think things out before acting. A lot of crimes are impulsive - they happen without the rational intervention.The guy killing his wife doesn't do a mental caculation first. What happens is he acts first then thinks later.
larry On 11/7/05, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Drug offenses are different in 2 ways: > > Since the users of the drugs aren't paying attention anyway it simply > proves my point that the 'deterrent' is not a deterrent at all... > > Same as threatening capital punishment for murder. > > or threatening someone with dismemberment for stealing. > > > -- > will > > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX with Flash Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=51 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:180108 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
