(October 12, 2011 at 3:32 am)aleialoura Wrote: I am in support of it. I think it's insane to spend money feeding and housing these lifers, who are going to die in jail. If the crime is bad enough to warrant life imprisonment w/o parole, just juice them, and be done. I do think they have the right to appeal, but once their appeals run out, and they're still looking at life, just end it.
It might sound a little harsh, but that's just how I feel.
I know innocent people are convicted sometimes, but the appeals can drag on for a long time, and often act in truly innocent people's favor. The west memphis three, for example.
1) death is the easy way out, constant prison is a horrendous thought. Imagine spending 40 years in a tiny cell 23hrs a day, what is the real punishment?
2) death row'ers spend years on the row, so I doubt there is any difference financially, the cost of bureaucracy for execution must be huge.
3) you live in a country that consistently makes poor decisions with regards to death penalty and prison terms, just look at the Georgia last month, or even Rick Perrys record as Texas Governor.
