the death penalty is not the answer to crime and will not reduce criminal activity...

the death penalty is not the answer to crime and will not reduce criminal activity, according to Trinidad and Tobago’s Appeal Court Judge Stanley John. Commenting on the Government's intention to amend the laws dealing with the death penalty, John told the Express that crime remains a societal problem that cannot be reduced by the re-introduction of the death penalty. "I don't think statistics and experts would agree that the death penalty is a deterrent, but if the Government wants to reintroduce the death penalty, that's the right of the Government," he said. "I think that because of the fear citizens live in, they want to see the reintroduction of the death penalty anyway, but it is not the answer to criminal activity."