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Oddly, death penalty opponents believe that the burden of proof is on those who say the death penalty is a deterrent. Clearly it is not. The weight of the evidence, within reason, history, common sense and the social sciences is that the potential for negative consequences restricts the behavior of some.
Since 1990, 30 countries have abolished the death penalty. Among the 74 countries who continue to execute, a tiny group accounts for the vast majority of the worldâs executions each yearâ China, Iran, Vietnam and the United States. The death penalty is not a deterrent to violent crime. 2  The death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment.. 3  The death penalty fails to recognize that guilty people have the potential to change, denying them the opportunity to ever rejoin society.