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Re:Flu Research Once Banned Because It Was Deemed Too Danger... by mikeash on Friday March 08, 2019 @04:46PM (#19342508)
A major function of law enforcement is preventing murders (and to a lesser extent suicides), which includes those performed with a gun. That’s a lot of time and effort spent.
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Re:Flu Research Once Banned Because It Was Deemed Too Danger... by everdev on Friday March 08, 2019 @08:10PM (#19343805)
If by preventing you mean capturing killers after the fact and punishing them as a deterrent, yes.
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Re:Flu Research Once Banned Because It Was Deemed Too Danger... by sametmax on Saturday March 09, 2019 @01:33PM (#19347652)
Prison doesn't work as a deterrent for most crimes. It's useful to keep the honest population honest, and separate the dishonest one from the rest during a time.
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