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Hopefully they still will. An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.

The sweet spot for deterrence comes in the form of punishment that is swift and certain, not necessarily dire.

I'm sorry, no. I must respectfully disagree here - death to poachers is fair when we're talking about the extinction of species, and certainly of some of the most majestic creatures on our planet. We have 7+ billion humans and fewer than 500 thousand elephants in Africa and fewer than 30,000 rhinos left. They are more valuable than gold - literally priceless. Everything and anything must be done to protect and ensure the survival of the species.

> Everything and anything must be done to protect and ensure the survival of the species.

That's your value judgement. Others may have a different judgement. How do you decide who's right?

(Just for clarification: I think poachers are the scum of the earth, but there's a long way from that to what you're proposing, AFAIUI.)

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