Faulty Justice System

[n david]

Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

I read this long article, after reading it I am convinced that capital punishment should be banned. This man died because no one cared to CARE. As I have said in another thread, only 7 out of 8 cases get it right, I would fear to be on a jury that executes a possible innocent man/woman.

It's hard for me to agree with supporting a genuine cold-blooded killer the rest of his natural life.

I've always heard the arguement be centered around the taxpayer cost of having to support an inmate serving life without parole.

I wonder what the comparison of costs would be for life without parole vs a death row inmate exhausting every legal avenue available and including the cost of the execution.

A case like this makes talk of costs seem a bit trivial and wrong.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Most of the people I run across who agree with me, who think the death penalty should be an option, think this way with costs ALWAYS being factored into the justification.

The author of this article makes a very convincing argument against the death penalty.

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by n david

It's hard for me to agree with supporting a genuine cold-blooded killer the rest of his natural life.

I've always heard the arguement be centered around the taxpayer cost of having to support an inmate serving life without parole.

I wonder what the comparison of costs would be for life without parole vs a death row inmate exhausting every legal avenue available and including the cost of the execution.

A case like this makes talk of costs seem a bit trivial and wrong.

I understand the expense of keeping a hardened killer alive for the rest of his life is difficult; However, if there isn't a sure way of knowing who a true killer is, then I would be unjust in saying that capital punishment is for all killers. I'd hate for there to be a mistake just for the cause of money.