Originally posted by Honor93
ok guys, hold up here a moment ... i'm having a really hard time accepting that the economic argument is null or void, inappropriate or even unimportant.
how can any of you say such when the "death industry" is certainly booming.
if dealing with death was dishonorable, why do so many volunteer to do it?
from the executioners to the directors to the drivers ... many ppl are employed because death is an industry.
ever priced funeral/internment arrangements? cremations ?? it certainly drains the finances.
why would forced executions be any different?
is it because the taxpayers pay for it?
is it because the cost is so extreme, ppl don't want to know what it's costing them?
is it because many Americans who favor the death penalty would donate bullets and reduce the costs immensely?
no seriously, human or not, guilty or not isn't the issue when discussing costs. either way, life in prison or execution, we pay for it ... shouldn't we at least discuss it ??
and, on the other side of the fence, look at the successes of the Innocence Project ... all of those released had to be re-tried (at taxpayer expense) ... so, in the cases where corruption and misleading the court was the course of business, what happened to the guilty parties who convicted this innocent ???
why are we still paying for them to be employed at all ??
{for those who don't know, in the US, prosecutors are employed by the State and paid via taxpayer funding}
and the experts they call are also paid by us, as are the makeovers for the criminals (each time they are physically present in the courtroom) example
considering the above, i'd prefer to pay for the innocent for as long as he/she is wrongfully accused and/or convicted mischievously. wouldn't you?
edit on 26-11-2011 by Honor93 because: add txt
Id pay for both the innocent and the guilty, for the simple reason I value life, even if those guilty of the most vicious/horrible crimes do not. You dont set examples by lowering yourself to the same standard of the criminals for one. The death penalty is obviously no deterrent, blind fury is called blind for a reason. Some people make mistakes they will regret for the rest of their lives, my point is every situation is different, with many of the so called perpetrators of the most evil crimes having been victims themselves in childhood or circumstance. How many serial killers were abused as children, and lived the most horrible lives. Then there are the mentally unstable, then there are straight up psychopaths. Murder of other people simply cannot be justified, that includes killing them in the name of justice. And the icing on the "do not kill" cake is the fact that many found guilty are actually innocent. I find it astounding that many "christians" support capital punishment even though their moral guidebook "the bible" states unequivocally that it is a cardinal sin to kill.
Justice and vengeance are two different things, sometimes seeking vengeance can cloud sound judgement and many times can have an adverse affect on justice.
