Inquirer.net·3 min read·medium
Certainty of conviction, not severe penalties will deter crime - solon
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Gabriel Pabico Lalu
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Philippine Representative Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez argues that the certainty of conviction is more effective at deterring crime than increasing the severity of penalties. This statement follows a violent incident involving a motorcycle taxi rider in Caloocan City.
MANILA, Philippines - It is not the severity of the penalty but the certainty of punishment and conviction that will deter crimes, 1-Rider party-list Rep. Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez said amid calls to revive an iron fist-style of rule after the killing of a motorcycle taxi rider in Caloocan City.
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