Crime Quote by Patricia Cornwell Download Open image “First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.” — Patricia Cornwell ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Crime Death Death penalty Doe Firsts Penalties
I believe that the death penalty is the ultimate deterrent to violent crime...period. — Troy King Copy Share Image
The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon… — Thurgood Marshall Copy Share Image
Since I was a law student, I have been against the death penalty. It does not deter. It is severely discriminatory against minorities, especially since they're given no competent legal counsel defense in many cases. It's a system that has to be perfect. You cannot execute one innocent person. No system is perfect. And to top it off, for those… — Ralph Nader Copy Share
no study has brought out any solid evidence that the death penalty deters crime. In fact, Amnesty reports that 'the murder rate in states… — Antoinette Bosco Copy Share Image
Penalties serve to deter those who are not inclined to commit any crimes. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
I have inquired for most of my adult life about studies that might show that the death penalty is a deterrent. And I have… — Janet Reno Copy Share Image
There is a legitimate argument over whether the death penalty effectively deters violent crime, although my personal observation is that not one of the… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
Capital punishment? It makes no sense as a policy: It's not a deterrent, and economically it's a disaster. It's very clear that there are… — Tony Goldwyn Copy Share Image
The death penalty would be even more effective, as a deterrent, if we executed a few innocent people more often. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Eliminating the death penalty...will not hinder the prosecutorial capacity to seek, or the court's ability to impose, 'life without parole' sentences for serious, heinous… — Scott Harshbarger Copy Share Image
The death penalty in the U.S. has become a political tool - and it should never be that. — Lennie James Copy Share Image
Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air. — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted. — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
When I was at college there were two things I vowed I'd never do. One was go to a funeral and the other was… — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life. — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
If everybody, every day, would try to do one thing that pulls them beyond themselves the world will start being a better place. — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
I've always believed human blood is red because it really needs to draw attention to itself. — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
“People don’t really know what anything is really like until it really happens to them.” — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable. — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
“Crime and punishment can be summed up in two classifications: there are bad people and there are people who get into bad situations. The… — Johnnie Dent Jr Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“The jailers, the Court, everyone in that building – it wasn’t about justice; it was about obedience and intimidation…about maintaining order. Fear accomplished that… — Jay Allan Copy Share Image
Taking notes while watching Forensic Files and Snapped. I don't want to make the same mistakes the criminals do! ;) — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
“a crime to fell a tree and light it on fire, where coals of hardened shit warmed and stunk up homes,” — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
A great read; an exciting, frightening account of organized crime today. But like all important works of nonfiction, it goes further… This book is… — Le Ly Hayslip Copy Share Image
If it comes to a question of law, the charges they brought against me - the Espionage Act - is called the quintessential political… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
