{"id":5248,"date":"2007-12-29T23:44:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-29T18:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2007-12-29T23:44:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-29T18:14:00","slug":"ctrl-alt-del","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/ctrl-alt-del\/","title":{"rendered":"Ctrl-Alt-Del"},"content":{"rendered":"
The provocative opening para of the day comes from Steven Landsburg<\/a>:<\/p>\n If we execute murderers, why don’t we execute the people who write computer worms? It would probably be a better investment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Read the full piece, it’s well argued. It rest on an assumption that I disagree with, though: that the sole purpose of executing a murderer is deterrence. But that’s a post for another day.<\/p>\n (Link via Tim Harford<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The provocative opening para of the day comes from Steven Landsburg<\/a>:<\/p>\n If we execute murderers, why don’t we execute the people who write computer worms? It would probably be a better investment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Read the full piece, it’s well argued. It rest on an assumption that I disagree with, though: that the sole purpose of executing a murderer is deterrence. But that’s a post for another day.<\/p>\n\n
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