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Originally Posted by EE-BO
From a general societal perspective, I wonder (I have no idea) what the home break-in stats are in states like Texas versus states which do not have laws like ours. It would be interesting to know if the Texas law is also a true deterrent in addition to being in line with how most people down here think.
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You can look at the UCR and similar reporting agencies of crime stats for comparisons. Even if Texas does have less burglaries, it isn't necessarily because of this law. Only a longitudinal study of crime statistics, and additional factors, before this law and after this law was implemented could find this. My educated prediction is that a study would not conclude this law is a deterrent.
With laws such as this people need to be honest about the (desired) effect. It's a very retributive law.
Sorry, T La Rock, LL killed it. 
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