Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, a death penalty opponent, wrote, "Of course, the death penalty deters some crimes. That's why you have to pay more for a hit man in a death penalty state, than a non-death penalty state."

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This statement suggests that the higher risk of facing the death penalty serves as a deterrent to potential criminals, and therefore the cost of hiring a hit man is greater in states with the death penalty.

Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, a Death Penalty Opponent, Wrote