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Study suggests we should focus on red-light cameras more than the death penalty

By Douglas A. Berman

Though division on death penalty policy and practice is often deep and heated, advocates and opponent of capital punishment typically share a serious and genuine commitment to the unique value of human life (of murder victims and/or of those who murder).  The title of this post, inspired by this new USA Today article, is meant to encourage all those with a serious and genuine commitment to the unique value of human life to start focusing less attention on the death penalty and more on red-light cameras.  Here is why: The national debate over red-light cameras is heating up again as a new analysis from a traffic safety group argues that the controversial devices saved 159 lives in 14 cities during a five-year period. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says red-light cameras reduced the rate of fatal red-light running by 24% from 2004 to 2008...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 01, 2011 (boomark / email).