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Originally Posted by Fabby
Tristina:
I do believe the expensive part is the trial itself, which tends to be an incredibly lengthy process with lots of appeals and all that jazz. You also have to keep in mind that people tend to sit around on Death Row for quite some time before they're actually executed.
It doesn't deter this sort of behaviour, though. Maybe it's because the person is mentally ill, maybe it's because they're not really thinking about what they're doing, probably they just assume they won't get caught. If jail and the death penalty are so useful as deterrents why do we still get so many cases of murder/rape/etc?
I believe the world is better off without a LOT of things, but that doesn't mean I'm going to start killing people because I think it benefits society. They are people, no matter what they've done, and therefore are still deserving of human rights.
Aside from assuaging your personal sense of morality, what does killing a criminal really accomplish? It fails as a deterrent and it certainly isn't cheaper. It doesn't make the crime go away or make the victim and their families feel better. So... why?
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Toughen up the legal system, no appeals, no waiting time. Conviction followed by swift execution. That will reduce costs. Prisons are nothing like the good old days. I kill someone and get sentenced bed and bored for life at the tax payers expense. Prison is not a deterrent. Modern prisons are like holiday camps- tv, a roof over your head and three square meals a day. What is there to fear?
What makes people human is their humanity. As soon as they forsake that they are no longer humans- they are monsters. These monsters will never be allowed to integrate back into society so what's the point of keeping them in cage until they die a natural death? Would we do it with a dangerous dog? Of course not.