SUBTOTAAL VRAAG 2: 6 TOTAAL AFDELING A: 30

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  SUBTOTAAL VRAAG 2: 6 TOTAAL AFDELING A: 30

Sоme philоsоphers аrgue thаt the deаth penalty is right because its use serves as a deterrence to other potential criminals. In other words, they argue that when other potential criminals witness the execution, they will be less likely to commit the same crime. Other philosophers object to this argument by claiming that the death penalty does not, in fact, deter potential criminals, and that the consequences it total it produces are actually harmful. On which ethical theory is this objection based?