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No, this won't work, either. It does prevent repeat offenses, with certainty, but does not prevent the original harm. Execution, life imprisonment, long sentences, are all AFTER THE FACT punishment.
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Criminologists and others certainly disagree about whether the death penalty deters murders. For example, see
https://deathpenalty.procon.org/view...stionID=000983. But the effectiveness of the death penalty has been weakened by the long delays that penalty faces, typically decades in almost all states (if ever enforced).