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place almost as a routine so that few show up to protest or cheer. Similarly, if the death penalty were made automatic and so became a more common punishment, the public would tire of the matter shortly and allow the punishment to go almost unnoticed. The deterrent effect would therefore be reduced as well, for such a punishment is a deterrent as long as it is feared. The routine is not feared as much as the unusual.

We may forget that the death penalty was once applied more routinely than it is today and more rapidly, without the lengthy legal delays we compl

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