Just to be clear, you're willing to spend your tax dollars (more likely your parents) to help feed and clothe this man for the rest of his life because he murdered somebody?

I'm sorry, even if you are "sick" even if there is something wrong with you, once a killer, always a killer. Where is the justice in either A) Letting this man walk the streets again or B) Supporting him for the rest of his life in prison?

Where's your sense of morality there?

Edit: Oh, you're from New Zealand according to your profile. I think that takes away from your position.

Is that because New Zealanders have no morals or because New Zealanders are all hippies? If it's the second one then thats a pretty awesome stereotype.

Anyway, economically it costs a lot more to execute somebody in the USA than to support them for the rest of their natural life - that much is simply not arguable under the current system.

"Once a killer always a killer" is a fallicy and something that you made up with no scientific evidence, the only statistic I can find for the united states is that 1.2% of people convicted of homicide re-offend within three years of release - that is a fairly small number and certainly doesn't support your theory.

I do not believe that anybody or any organization has the right to take a human life unless it is in clear self defence, defence of another or defence of your country.