61.  Attorney General P.C.O. von Lieres und Wilkau rebutted arguments made Tuesday by death penalty opponents that hanging failed to deter crime.

62.  Both nominees said they believed the death penalty deterred crime.

63.  Caribbean countries have resisted, saying capital punishment helps deter crime caused by drug traffic through the region.

64.  Caribbean countries say they want to speed up executions because they deter crime linked to drug trafficking through the region.

65.  Caribbean countries, their courts stuffed with murder cases related to the drug trade, argue that they need the death penalty to help deter crime.

66.  Caribbean countries have rebelled, saying their tradition of hangings is needed to deter crime caused by drug trafficking through the region.

67.  Caribbean countries say they need to preserve the death penalty because it deters crime linked to drug trafficking through the region.

68.  China believes executions deter crime.

69.  Chen Zhong, a retiree who practices Falun, said it instills high standards, promotes good deeds and deters crime.

70.  China says the death penalty deters crime.