Isn't abolishing capital punishment convenient for criminals?

Deterrence is a morally flawed concept. Even if capital punishment did act as a deterrent, is it acceptable for someone to pay for the predicted future crimes of others? Some people argue that one may as well punish innocent people; it will have the same effect. read more

So yes - abolishing capital punishment would have been convenient for him because it meant that when his conviction was overturned, he would have been alive to feel the benefits of being told he was actually innocent of the crime he of which was wrongly convicted. read more

Reason 2: The crime rate has plunged. Public support for capital punishment ebbs and flows. During the low-crime years of the late 1950s and early ’60s, surveys by Gallup charted a fairly steady drop in support—down to a nadir of 42%. That trend contributed to the brief abolition of the death penalty by order of the Supreme Court in 1972. read more

Capital punishment does not deter crime. Scientific studies have consistently failed to demonstrate that executions deter people from committing crime. Around our country, states without the death penalty have a lower murder rate than neighboring states with the death penalty. read more