(August 15, 2018 at 3:29 am)Tizheruk Wrote:(August 15, 2018 at 1:56 am)robvalue Wrote: Oh really? I wasn't aware that killing would be more expensive. I have heard about jails being profitable, and that itself being an issue.1.Death row is quite expensive
My concerns are more about dangerous people escaping, but I think that's probably too rare to justify an argument.
I hadn't put enough thought into the issues when I previously held my pro-penalty position. This forum was actually the catalyst to thinking it all through more carefully, maybe 3 years ago now, and I changed my mind. I was thinking of making a thread about what issues this forum has caused people to reconsider.
2.Indeed it's is rare
Really the one argument i have seen that might work is the notion the idea that it's crueler to jail someone for life then kill them . I argue that a prisoner should be given the option to die if they want .As i don't view suffer as equal to justice.
I agree with this. If someone is facing jail with no release, I think they should be allowed to die, subject to psychological evaluations of course. I think it's cruel to force people to live who don't want to, even if it's for "revenge".
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