| The Ghost of RubangB said: I don't see what the death penalty actually offers society that life imprisonment doesn't, other than a feeling of "fuck yeah we got 'em" for a few minutes. The difference in cost to taxpayers' wallets isn't worth that feeling for me. |
I respect that view, but I don't like the fact that you grossly mis-characterized mine based on over the top stereotypes of 'crazy right wingers'. Sorry to bust your bubble, but most of us don't actually believe everything you think we believe.
The temptation is always there to use the death penalty as a 'gotcha back'. I personally believe it is benificial when a person is so depraved that they will most likely be a huge danger even in the prison system (to fellow inmates as well as officers). An example would be a serial killer who just enjoys murder- those people do exist. In that case, taking a life to protect others (even if they are other criminals, but especially to protect officers) is beneficial to society.
I personally believe the death penalty system is severely broken, and is in need of major overhaul. Many states are over the top with the death penalty, and inmates sit on death row for decades, costing taxpayers huge amounts of money (like you stated). If there's going to be a death penalty, it should be only in cases of absolutely incontravertable evidence (this would have to be very well defined), and the wait on death row should be no more than a few years.
EDIT: OMG!! I actually agreed with akuma587 on something!
EDIT 2: I don't think it's in Rubang's bag of tricks to recognize that somebody on the right can have a logical perspective. Am I wrong?
