Mead posted...
Guy kills two people and they give him ham and ice cream
Meanwhile I'm nice to everyone and they make me pay taxes
Well, when the US government is going to kill you, maybe they'll give you ham and ice cream first, too.
TheCyborgNinja posted...
I think the death penalty should be used for any crime that intentionally ruins the life of an innocent. We don't need to waste tax money on somebody that wants to ruin the place.
Overlooking that your criteria is vague at best and highly subjective at that, there have been a considerable number of people on death row who were later proven to have not committed their crimes. If anything, it *should* be used more sparingly, not more often. Especially because, in terms of the ruined life camp, rape would rank pretty high up there and rape cases pretty frequently involve the wrong person going to jail whether it's a woman lying about her testimony (to hide a consensual but illicit relationship or to get back at an ex), an over-reliance on inaccurate witness accounts, or detectives figuring out creative ways to get convictions (coercing witnesses, planting evidence, etc).
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