Unless proven otherwise, thatâs exactly what they are. Nobody has offered any evidence to the contrary because there is none.
I have an honours degree from the foremost educational institution on this island, pal, unlike you or him, as well as a Masters degree. And it shows, because Iâm not the one throwing around 1am in the pub standard arguments.
But I will continue to be the one throwing around the insults as regards other peopleâs educational standards, thanks.
When i did criminology in college we did a lot about it. There was no judicial support for it then, Iâve never heard a change in that approach from criminal solicitors i know, even though a quick google search tells me in 2014 the irish courts quietly adopted guidelines in relation to three categories.
If a person is sentenced to the death penalty, it quite obviously hasnât worked as a deterrent, because they wouldnât be in the position of facing the death penalty otherwise.
This is axiomatic.
You class yourself as âeducatedâ, yet you donât even know the difference between deterrent and punishment, which is absolutely hilarious.
Thatâs not so much a self-inflicted headshot, but a self-inflicted lethal injection on your part.
It is a âdeterrentâ in ways to the criminal being executed as he wonât be committing any further crimes, particularly when he has a proven track record of repeat offences.
So itâs not a deterrent, given that a serious violent crime generally must be committed in the first place to merit it in places where it is used.
Thankfully we wonât be having this argument in real life as the death penalty will never be carried out in this country again, and letâs all applaud that, as we Irish tend to be very self-critical.