Pure-Produce-2428 t1_iuh8z2n wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:34 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Richard Branson declines invitation to debate death penalty with Shanmugam, says TV format 'turns serious debate into spectacle' by chronoistriggered

Those years can’t be given back but nothing is as irreversible as death. Plus we have an alternative to capital punishment that is the same to people on the outside, mostly: life in prison without parole. We don’t execute that many people and the cost per person ends up being more when you take into account litigation etc (I need to look that up to be sure). I believe the government should be in the business of helping people but not the business of killing people. Along with a lack of an effective healthcare system we are also an outlier in terms of capital punishment.

[deleted] t1_iuiwl1l wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:51 PM

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JonskMusic t1_iuiyav5 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:02 PM

that sometimes involves killing people. <-- this isn't a given, just an opinion.

I suggest that due to the infallibility of humans and the reversible nature of execution we should utilize life in prison without parole as a substitute. This stops us from executing innocent people, which happens more than it should (my opinion), resolves any moral implications and allows for legal appeals which are meaningless after execution. We also know that capital punishment isn't a deterrent to crime. And it isn't a cost saving vs life sentence.

The benefit of capital punishment might be the relief that family members of victims feel, which also isn't as clear cut. That leaves the negative which is that we accidentally murder people sometimes. Why would we choose to accidentally murder people so that others could feel slightly better, maybe, about their loved ones being murdered, particularly when there is an alternative that protects society and doesn't involve extra murders.

- obviously this site is biased, but this isn't controversial information.
• https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/costs
• https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/deterrence