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chopping theives hands off DOES NOT deter people from stealing.. look at any country where extreme punishment is metered out.. there wouldn't be the monthly public flogging/amputation otherwise..
sure it's better to prevent people from becoming criminals, but not by making the punishment harsher.. criminals don't carry out the maths and round out the sentence equations for their actions..
all you can do is try to take away the motivation for committing the crime.. which isn't fun, knee-jerk or satisfying vengefully. It's all that boring keeping kids in school, supporting social structures.. blah blah blah..
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