Does the Death Penalty Deter? I Bet It Deters Doctors. All physician prescribing is recorded. One should get DEA Freedom of Information data on pain medication prescriptions in Florida after this death penalty announcement. Does the death penalty deter? Does the promise of the death penalty deter? I have explained how deterrence as a purpose of the death penalty violates Fifth Amendment Due process by killing someone for the purpose of scaring an unrelated person who may commit a speculative crime in the future. However, I will bet that opiate prescriptions have a significant drop, and perhaps a rebound in a few months, unless the story continues prominently in the news. If that drop happens, a class action of pain patients should be filed against the prosecutor, and the employer, for intentional interference with the contract between patient and doctor, violation of the ADAA, intentional infliction of emotional distress. If any judge does not accept the latter claim, shoot him in the knees, and refuse him pain meds. To deter. Thanks to Prof. Douglas A. Berman for this article. sun-sentinel/news/palm-beach/fl-pain-doctor-death-penalty-20130903,0,5608603.story
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:32:53 +0000
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