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Originally Posted by Tristina-Rosa
They can have a fair trial and swift execution.
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A fair trial, in the case of the death penalty, is also a lengthy trial. Surprisingly people want to prove their innocence before they are put to death, and they have that right.
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Basic? These guys get tv, a library, a gym, hot meals, and a bed. Does that sound basic to you? It sounds like a hotel to me.
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Actually, that does sound quite basic. I guess you could throw them in a cell with nothing but a toilet and make sure they're fully cut off from the outside world, but that just seems like it'd cause them to find less productive ways to spend their time.
Besides; I've never been in jail, but I HAVE been in a psych ward. We got all of those things plus some, and it's still the most miserable place I've ever been.
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They didn't consider their victim's human rights before they abused or murdered. I'm not some Ghandi-like mountain man that believes that we are proving a higher good within ourselves by keeping these monsters alive. They are a waste of space and resources and money- my money. The world is better off without them.
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We don't even have to prove some "higher good", just basic common decency. There is nothing decent or even really reasonable about killing people because we feel they deserve it. It does no good.
Besides, societies tend to work better when basic human rights are respected.
As I've already pointed out, your money and resources are being used up way more by putting these people to death. ; )