Some political analysts had wondered if the authorities had sought the harsh sentences to deter any further hijackings, which could scare off already jittery tourists.
While some view Chicago's experience as evidence that gun restrictions fail to improve safety, others say it reflects a need for consistent federal restrictions rather than a patchwork of local and state laws, as well as for sentencing harsh enough to deter gang members.
And when it comes to cannabis concentrates like shatter that can contain THC levels higher than 90percentthethe report calls on the government to impose a harsher tax to deter use, rather than a THC cap.
The same phenomenon explains why the death penalty, the three-strikes law and other harsh punishments fail to deter criminals.
The rate increase comes a week after President Vladimir Putin told the central bank and the government to take "harsh" coordinated measures to deter speculators and steady the currency market.
On one hand, doping undermines sports' integrity, and harsh sanctions are needed to deter participants from trying to cheat.
Sweden has a below-average number of "problem" drug users too, though there is less in it, suggesting that the main effect of harsh laws may be to deter casual pot-smokers rather than to prevent serious addiction.
Ashton had just returned from a 10-week ban for putting his hand near the eyes of an opponent, a harsh, deterrent punishment imposed to deter others, when Saracens went to Bath.
Harsh conditions don't seem to deter criminals, or prevent recidivism.
