[ExI] free-will, determinism, crime and punishment

[gts]

On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:26:53 -0400, Michael M. Butler <mmbutler at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> You can imply-by-assertion a causal relationship if you want, but
> correlation, last time I heard, is not causation.

I'm not arguing that the death penalty causes higher murder rates. I'm  
merely pointing out why it's so controversial whether the death penalty  
deters homicide better than prison sentences. The evidence is mixed at  
best.

-gts