Assertion: death penalty | /r/HasProperty | effective
Facets:
value: in keeping singapore
type: OTHER
value: as a general deterrent
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In 1975, Ehrlich claimed the death penalty was effective as a general deterrent and that each execution lead to seven or eight fewer homicides in society.
text: Furthermore, opponents of capital punishment candidly admit that they would oppose the death penalty even if it were an effective deterrent.(5)
text: The death penalty has been effective in keeping Singapore one of the safest places in the world to work and live in.