BraveNewWorld on 25 June 2015
| johnsobas said: i just want to hear an argument about how the death sentence has any benefit other than "it's right" and "it makes people feel better." Why should we care what the killer is doing when he is no threat and killing him has no benefit? |
The death sentence should only be used in the case of murder... here are some drawbacks off the top of my head to keeping murderers alive.
The murderer can escape from prison and possibly kill again.
Life in prison isn't much of a punishment: the murderer gets to live the rest of his life with free food, medical care, and shelter. The murderer can potentially gain more liberties in prison for good behavior and the murderer can be visited by his friends and family.
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