I think your logic is flawed. Obviously the death penalty is a serious deterrent. It's not going to stop everybody, but it will most certainly stop many people.
It is a deterrent. For instance, we wouldn't have insurrectionists working in the highest levels of government if we actually had effective laws and enforcement.
Yeah I feel like Republicans have been grooming Americans into slack jawed cultists with their war against, education, books, cultural diversity, etc. the government is a sad clown show
They're like buttholes for your computer