As someone who’s anti death penalty for any case, I’d prefer we waste money on incarcerating people if we must, rather than risk killing the wrong person. People have made entire careers out of justifying why an (usually) innocent person has to die, using a lot of junk science (bite mark, hair, thread analysis, a lot of CSI stuff is absolute bullshit or at least no better than 50/50).
The death penalty is nothing more than “mob justice” if you ask me. I still think pedophiles like some of our politicians should get the guillotine because they make me sick, but hell even a murderer I wouldn’t want death penalty for.
Pedophilie doesn’t inherently equal child predator. People who are attracted to children should be able to get help so they don’t become a child predator.
Still the same thing. While you may rightly claim mass murder/terrorism is worse than singular murder, the same logic applies. Why should we waste time and process on this vile person, and what if we made a mistake?
Have the death penalty, but only if the lead prosecutor goes down with them and can only ever be involved in one at a time (ie they can do another if the one is appealed and stopped). Prosecutor doesn’t have to be in jail while they wait, but their lives end simultaneously and under identical conditions.
Due to the mandatory appeals, additional court time, and increased cost of death row incarceration during the trial, life in prison is usually less expensive for the tax payer than the death penalty.
I know, still I hate we’re wasting money on them.
As someone who’s anti death penalty for any case, I’d prefer we waste money on incarcerating people if we must, rather than risk killing the wrong person. People have made entire careers out of justifying why an (usually) innocent person has to die, using a lot of junk science (bite mark, hair, thread analysis, a lot of CSI stuff is absolute bullshit or at least no better than 50/50).
The death penalty is nothing more than “mob justice” if you ask me. I still think pedophiles like some of our politicians should get the guillotine because they make me sick, but hell even a murderer I wouldn’t want death penalty for.
Pedophilie doesn’t inherently equal child predator. People who are attracted to children should be able to get help so they don’t become a child predator.
There’s only a niche case I’d be for it, someone like a Timothy McVeigh. Now if we have rehabilitation instead of punishment prisons.
Still the same thing. While you may rightly claim mass murder/terrorism is worse than singular murder, the same logic applies. Why should we waste time and process on this vile person, and what if we made a mistake?
Have the death penalty, but only if the lead prosecutor goes down with them and can only ever be involved in one at a time (ie they can do another if the one is appealed and stopped). Prosecutor doesn’t have to be in jail while they wait, but their lives end simultaneously and under identical conditions.