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Originally Posted by Zach
I don’t think he dodged the bullet, I think he jumped right in front of it. I get that you believe in the death penalty, but I’d rather be dead than spend life in prison. And I don’t say that lightly.
When you strip someone of freedom, you’re not just taking away physical movement, you’re erasing their sense of purpose, privacy, and identity. As a school teacher, I’ve spent my life believing in growth, contribution, and connection. Prison is the antithesis of all of that. It’s a system built to contain, not to heal. That’s why I don’t know why they’re called “corrections” or “correctional facilities”. People come out worse than they were when they went in.
You wake up in a cage, go to sleep in a cage, and every decision — what you eat, when you speak, where you stand belongs to someone else. You become a number, not a name. For some people, that’s survivable. For me, that’s not life. That’s existing inside a slow death.
I believe in accountability, no doubt. But if I were ever in a position where my actions earned me life behind bars, I’d rather face the final consequence than live out my days in a concrete box. I’ll take the lethal injection. A couple of jolts, a few quick spasms, and I’m free.
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Honestly? If I were in his shoes, I think the real question would be whether I can live with myself.
Some people choose life in prison because they want to cling to hope, even if it’s just the hope of staying in control. They want to be heard, to matter, to keep playing the game from inside the walls. And for some, that’s enough.
But if I knew I was guilty and had no path to redemption, life in prison would really feel like a slow erosion. The silence, the repetition, the awareness of what I’d done, it would eventually hollow me out. I think I’d choose the death penalty not to escape, but because it would feel more honest.
Either way, I don’t think there’s peace for someone like that. Just different versions of suffering. I think he’s going to be away from the general public. And then again, he could be a recluse and be fine living that way. Know what I mean?
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