The legal system is aware of its shortcommings therefore it is aware of the possibility of wrongful convictions. This is the reason for the mandatory appeal of death sentences and the exorbatant price of obtaining and carrying out a death sentence.
Since it cost less to incarcerate a convict for life than sentence and execute them and that if evidence becomes available clearing the suspect he can be released if he is still alive, why should the state be the angel of death?
Toss in the fact that there is no known connection with the death penalty and the deterance of capital crime.
Since it cost less to incarcerate a convict for life than sentence and execute them and that if evidence becomes available clearing the suspect he can be released if he is still alive, why should the state be the angel of death?
Toss in the fact that there is no known connection with the death penalty and the deterance of capital crime.
What if we aired all public executions nightly on the big three (ABC, NBC, and CBS) at say 10PM? I'm guessing that ratings would be up which would appeal to corporate sponsors while at the same time reducing the amount of inmates and hopefully deterring future criminals.
Kind of like "The Running Man" without all the characters and costumes.
Kind of like "The Running Man" without all the characters and costumes.
The life sentence is cause the Liberals don't want to kill the bad people. So the sentence is a product of liberal guilt. It also be good for a major national union the union makes the money and the prison dudes make prison money too! A win win situation for Liberals. This is what I think about this here matter.
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The wrongful conviction is about the only good argument against the death penalty.
How about make sure the evidence is super strong before the execution ?
Perhaps we can give the prisoner an option ?
a nice quick painless death option, if he chooses it over life in prison. Let any prisoner decide to check out anytime he likes, fill out a couple forms, and its done.
Giving the convict the choice ? I Dunno we got people getting cleared by DNA who confessed to the crime.
The problem as I see it is overcrowding in prison. The cause may be that too many things are against the law and or carry prison time with conviction.
Most all non-violent crime should be punishable by alternative means.
As far the law and order bunch who think that hanging in the town square will work. Just look at the North African Muslim countries. They do that and the kinder gentler society has escaped them.
The problem as I see it is overcrowding in prison. The cause may be that too many things are against the law and or carry prison time with conviction.
Most all non-violent crime should be punishable by alternative means.
As far the law and order bunch who think that hanging in the town square will work. Just look at the North African Muslim countries. They do that and the kinder gentler society has escaped them.
I am opposed to the death penalty, but I am a proponent of truth in sentencing, and life means life.
I believe it's cheaper to jail a person for life then it is to execute a person, taking all the legal costs into account. So finances is not the real issue here.
I believe it's cheaper to jail a person for life then it is to execute a person, taking all the legal costs into account. So finances is not the real issue here.
I promote the idea of Automatic Release for any imprisoned person who reaches age 70 and has not killed or raped anyone within the prison for at least 20 years.
The cost of mandated health care for older inmates is pretty high. And it would be a rare bird who - at age 70 - could cause much havoc within the community at large.
The cost of mandated health care for older inmates is pretty high. And it would be a rare bird who - at age 70 - could cause much havoc within the community at large.
Since we are taking rights away anyway, might as well take them from prisoners too.
It should be way cheaper to execute somebody than house them for life.
Start with everybody on death row, I doubt any are innocent.
I'm sure we could find several hundred thousand people in prison, that need to die today, as they will surely commit more crimes when released.
I'd harvest their organs for donation ( if suitable) before killing them.
There are obvious career criminals, who are nothing but a danger to society, and they have no chance of going straight.
No long sentences, a couple of years max, if there might be a chance to reform the offender, if they commit repeated crimes, kill them.
I'd execute many on first offenses for stuff like murder.
