I have to say I disagree with capital punishment.
Lil G pointed out the cost of the appeal system vs. cost of lifelong imprisonment, which was one of my reasons also.
My main reason is, I hate that we put that responsibility of life onto an innocent person. (badly stated) I mean, how does the guy who does the lethal injection or the guy who throws the switch to the electric chair live with that? Even if you believe in what you are doing, over time, it's got to mess with your head. Witness the stories of all the men who did the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings either committing suicide or going crazy.
If life imprisonment really WAS life imprisonment, and we weren't letting murderers and rapists out so recreational drug users could be put in (sorry, tangent), it would teach a lesson. People in prison for murder should have to think about and talk about what they did every single day, till the day they die. In my opinion, many of the people who commit murders do it because they feel they have nothing left to lose. They would welcome death. I don't think we should let them off that easily.
I hope this makes sense cause I feel like I'm tripping over my tongue.
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