osamanobama on 13 November 2011
in theory yes.
in practice sometimes.
the thing is, we jail the criminal for years, take care of them feed them, clothe them, entertain them, etc.
some after many years of waiting, and judicial proceedings, they are scheduled to be put to death.
we then take extra care that there is absolutely no pain felt, so we use chemicals and compounds that are very expensive, that require medical experts to be on staff.
all of this costs the tax payers millions of dollars.
