i'm against it.
yeah, i know, the legal system is all screwy in-what not. and the jails often look better than my own apartment.
those are seperate issues that i think should become the forefront.
sentancing should be harsher and jails should be ... ass-rapier.
but death penalty? no.
the law says murder is wrong. they can't murder someone for murdering someone. ... thats still murder! its not an "eye for an eye" system. yeah, mebbe it should be, but it isnt.
its a "you fucked up, now pay the consequences" system.
further, the death penalty isnt the 'solve all' everyone thinks it is.
people think its cheaper, frees up our jails, yadda yadda...
but, realistically, it doesnt.
its been proven that the average death penalty case costs more than a life sentancing (think about how many times it has to go to court and be paid for by tax dollars).
its also long-as-hell! if someone is sentanced to life, the trials, on average, take 1/5th of the time a 'death'trial takes. thats 5 times more agony the family and/or involved have to go through, awaiting to hear the verdict.
plus... yeah, its rare, but... on occasion, someone will get outta jail 10 years after a conviction because it was turned around, and proven innocent. ... if yer dead, you dont get that chance, and like dave said, judges fuck up.
so, there y'have it.
