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[deleted] t1_isbk0hn wrote

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malektewaus t1_isbvlw9 wrote

I'm not a Christian, and for me, hypothetically, vengeance is reason enough. I'm a fan of the concept, and would gladly pay a little more in taxes to see people like this die. No need for it to be painless either, in fact I would prefer it if the execution was really excruciating. Scaphism or something.

I oppose the death penalty because the legal system is dildoes and I'm sure they get it wrong all the time, but an argument like yours tends to make me more, not less supportive of the idea. It's for vengeance, yes, and there are situations where vengeance is very good and appropriate, where human nature demands it.

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nate6259 t1_isc0m0b wrote

I'm not sure what kind of experience the convicted person will have in prison but if it's rough and unpleasant, I might prefer that he spend the rest of his life knowing that he'll never be free. But it's hard to say how I'd feel if one of the victims were actually my family. Maybe I'd just want the murderer to no longer exist.

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fiftyeleventimes t1_isca9zc wrote

Yep. This guy is a child murderer. He isn't going to have another good day in his life. I want him to endure it until he's ninety. And then die.

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nate6259 t1_isd9nzh wrote

What got me the most is how he feigned sadness after the autopsy descriptions of one of the boys. Blatantly obvious he's putting on a show. Especially with his sarcasm and antics the entire rest of the time. Can't wait to see his shocked Pikachu face when he gets life.

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equalsolstice t1_isbwe2z wrote

Especially when the criminal is 100% on camera guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt

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[deleted] t1_isbosid wrote

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Randy_Tutelage t1_isbsm95 wrote

Well if tax payers are concerned with the cost to a tax payer it costs less to keep them in prison for life than to carry out the death penalty. The only way to make the death penalty cheaper than life imprisonment is to skip all the legal processes of appeals and kill the person after the conviction. Which in a case like this where there is no question as to whether he did it not, I understand the thought of people wanting to just say fuck it and have the guy killed. But that sets the precedent and someone else in the future will be screwed over if they aren't given the chance to appeal. So it does boggle the mind that death penalty is more costly than life imprisonment. But just skipping the appeals process to save money is just going to lead to an innocent person being killed by the state. The United States has executed multiple people who were later discovered to be innocent. And making it more likely that a person could be executed in error is not something that we should be comfortable with. Even one innocent person executed is a travesty. It does kinda suck tax payers have to pay for him to be alive but the alternative is inevitably going to lead to an innocent person murdered by the state.

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sweetpeapickle t1_isbv95h wrote

Misconception is it costs more to "room & board" the person. No it costs more with the death penalty. Personally, & this is something that very well could change if it had been my loved one, but I would rather that person spend the rest of their lives behind bars. Because once they dead, they dead. They are not having to deal with anything. Of course if you believe in heaven & hell, you might think he will go to hell then. But that is a bit off base, since you should also believe it is up to God on what the judgement should be.

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