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"[S]evere punishment is not likely to deter violent crime. Countries that invoke the death penalty for murder do not have fewer murders per capita than those without (Fajnzylber et al., 2002). American states that have abolished the death penalty have not had an increase in capital crimes, as some experts predicted; the death penalty seems generally unrelated to homicide rates (National Research Council, 2012). Imagine someone in the throes of murderous rage: It's not the moment when most people would stop and reason through their decision."