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More relevant is the type of conduct punished and the punishment's severity.
EU Cartel Fines Elicit Human-Rights Argument Charles Forelle 2011
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Religious fears are acknowledged as a source of punishment's meaning and yet only figuratively connected to the organized distress dispensed by the institution itself.
Romantic Fear 2008
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In the last two years the number of death sentences in the U.S. has been lower than any time since the punishment's reinstatement in 1976.
Jennifer Brunner: Time for a Moratorium to Rethink Executions 2009
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They reported that, while the evidence pointed more strongly to an increase in homicides following executions, "there exists profound uncertainty" about capital punishment's deterrent or anti-deterrent effect because of the enormous disparity between the number of homicides and the number of executions.
John Holdridge and Cassandra Stubbs: Debunking the Death Penalty Deterrence Myth 2008
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Corporal punishment's popular among folks in small towns.
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"No purpose is served by punishing merely for punishment's sake."
A Leadership Style for the Ages Jennifer Openshaw 2008
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And to give you an idea of how important that is, the punishment's going to be much more severe if he's convicted.
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HERMAN: Yes, but the punishment's because they brought alleged weapons to school ...
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They tell me they don't know what the punishment's going to be yet, but they're hoping to deter again, the annual event.
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You know how criminals think: The punishment's the same for stealing a couple thousand dollars as it is for stealing a couple million, so you might as well go for the big money.
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