Sentence examples for poor deterrent from inspiring English sources

Death penalty opponents argue that capital punishment is costly, prone to error and racially biased and is a poor deterrent to crime, while supporters insist it must be an option for the "worst of the worst" crimes.

In a recent editorial the Baltimore Sun called the system a "moral abomination" and a poor deterrent which "cost the state millions of dollars that could be better used for other purposes".

That means it is a poor deterrent, said Sen. George L. Barker (D-Fairfax), who during the next legislative session plans to sponsor a bill to make it a primary offense, as he has done in the past.

Furthermore, we know that the death penalty is a poor deterrent of crime.

Supporters of repeal argue that capital punishment is costly, error-prone, racially biased and a poor deterrent.

That's because states are beginning to recognize how expensive it is and what a poor deterrent it is, and that's just when the state isn't involved in executing innocent people.

The voluntary charitable agencies of the time differed on the relative merits of deterrent poor-law services on the one hand, implying resistance to the growth of statutory welfare, and on the provision of alternative assistance to the needy, coupled with the extension of statutory services, on the other hand.

Of course "reputational risk" would serve as a deterrent to poor decision making!

Syria is an example of the adage that chemical weapons are the poor man's nuclear deterrent.

Many are sceptical as to whether this will act as much of a deterrent to poor Hondurans, who see the sex-trade as an easy way to make money.

There is an increasing incidence of poor administration and a deterrent sanction is required to prevent further incidents.Administrative errors such as these are a serious breach of regulations and potentially undermine the integrity of the competition".