Dude, this is simply awesome...

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

Originally Posted by k9870

Theoretically, problem is they are on death row 25 years with three appeals, which ends up costing more, if they got one appeal and 8-10 years things would be different.

Yes it is more expensive this way, and it is the only way we can justifiably execute people. If we sped up the process, yes we'd execute alot of people who probably deserve it, but we'd end up executing alot of people who don't.

[k9870]

we'd end up executing alot of people who don't.

As ive said, no we wouldnt, the burden of proof to get the death penalty is so big that it is next to impossible to be wrongfly convicted.

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

Originally Posted by k9870

As ive said, no we wouldnt, the burden of proof to get the death penalty is so big that it is next to impossible to be wrongfly convicted.

You're missing the point that you either execute a whole bunch of people who might deserve it at a low cost and get a whole bunch of innocent or not-deserving people executed with them, OR you go through the lengthy and expensive due process to make sure you only execute people who absolutely deserve it, thus using up resources and allowing many to slip through the cracks. It's not worth it to go through all that energy, time, and money to execute a few dozen people every year when hundreds more just like them are life sentences at a lower cost to the public.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by BurtReynoldsMoustache

You're missing the point that you either execute a whole bunch of people who might deserve it at a low cost and get a whole bunch of innocent or not-deserving people executed with them, OR you go through the lengthy and expensive due process to make sure you only execute people who absolutely deserve it, thus using up resources and allowing many to slip through the cracks. It's not worth it to go through all that energy, time, and money to execute a few dozen people every year when hundreds more just like them are life sentences at a lower cost to the public.

Or we could just not have life sentences

[k9870]

SW, your not helping the cause much, and BRM, the due process is a trial and then an appeal if new evidence comes up, not 3 appeals since mr. bad guy doesnt want to die.

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

Originally Posted by S&Wshooter

Or we could just not have life sentences

You have no concept of what it means to be an American.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by BurtReynoldsMoustache

You have no concept of what it means to be an American.

You are forgetting that that's what they used to do to certain criminals

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

Originally Posted by S&Wshooter

You are forgetting that that's what they used to do to certain criminals

Yes, in the lawless wild west. Lynch mobs and vigilante posses, wonder why we don't still do that. Yeehaw frontier justice. Oh right, completely lacking in due process.