Do you think that the death penalty would have been more of a deterrent if Maryland had executed more people?

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Watch the YouTube video “Maryland General Assembly Votes to Repeal Death Penalty” available atMaryland General Assembly Votes to Repeal Death PenaltyLinks to an external site.
⦁ NewsPolitics discusses a new bill proposed in Maryland that would repeal the death penalty. The Governor signed it into law, abolishing the death penalty in that state.
Discussion: Maryland only executed very few people. Do you think that the death penalty would have been more of a deterrent if Maryland had executed more people? Why or why not? Do you think this decision will influence other states?