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Originally posted by James
So you believe that some of these people we are keeping alive merit death? But there are many people that die that merit life, so maybe we shouldn't be so quick to kill these others .
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Yes, the people that are sitting on death row for years and years merit death. We shouldn't be paying for their food, shelter, college degrees, entertainment, etc. for 25 years waiting for someone to flip a switch. It's absolutely ridiculous that someone given the death penalty in, say, 1974 is still working on a book deal about his life in prison in 2001. That's where our justice system fails. Because the courts are so mired down in the appeals process, criminals know that they stand little chance of being actually executed for their crimes. Some of them actually stand a better chance of dying of old age than getting a lethal injection!
So where exactly is the deterrent for violent killers in this country? The truth is, we simply don't have one.
As for the people who die who merit life... James, to which people are you referring? I'm a little confused.
