Of all places for this article to appear, it was in the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/us/18deter.html?hp

The article discusses a study performed over two decades by two economists who found a deterrent effect linked to those areas that actually do execute. Of course, it deals with general instead of specific deterrence. We already know that specific deterrence works.

Makes you wonder if someone bought out the paper!!! Isn't it part of Rupert Murdoch's global media enterprise?

JAS

He bought the Wall Street Journal. The Times was very much against it. Correction: The New York Times. Not the Times.

Ooohhh, the NYT will be mad at you for pointing that out, David.