Reducing the death penalty does not mean that loopholes can be exploited. In fact, one of the conditions for abolishing the death penalty in any country is that the judicial justice in this country reaches a certain degree, otherwise people do not have confidence in the administration of justice, people will want to impose more death sentences, so they complement each other.
Which of the following does the they in the above text refer to?
Reduce the death penalty and exploit loopholes