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“It’s very simple in my mind. …
For the same reason! If the perp thinks he’ll/she’ll be killed because of their action – it’s a big deterrent!”
Yes I get that. Though simple things arent always true.
and neither is born out by data.
Also using your simplistic argument suicide bombings wouldnt exist. Of course the factors involved are quite different, but death isnt automatically a detterrent. IT isnt so simple