In Vietnam? Not sure. The French seemed to have a lasting benefit from doing this to every landlord they could lay hands on in the late 1700s, though.

[–] hellequin67@lemm.ee 15 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Has the death sentence been a deterrent for any crime?

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Singapore kills drug dealers which is a bit scary.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml -4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I hope that city gets an asteroid.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml -1 points 7 months ago

No it's a big show for statists to show how strong and dominating they are. It's not about your lowly practical concerns. It doesn't even matter of they kill the right one. As long as blood is spilled. The anger of the masses will be sated for a little while and all will know there is no escape from the violence of the state.

[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 7 months ago

I dunno, try it and find out?

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The death penalty in this case isn't to deter future crime of the same type. It's to remove a specific type of malignant cancer from society and ensure that it can't spread to others. All of her cohorts that could be punished were sentenced for a range of time and a fine as is appropriate.