Child Trafficking in the Developing World and the West

Terthna said:
Fleiur implied that we just execute them immediately after they've been convicted; completely bypassing the appeals process. True, they did later amend with this post:

But it doesn't make any sense as a clarification, because by suggesting the bullets it implies that we should execute them on the spot. The method of execution isn't the issue in terms of cost; it's the appeals process, and we cannot do away with that in any way.

Look, I'm against the death penalty period; for reasons I previously laid out. Killing is wrong, they could be innocent, and it's too expensive. That said, I understand why others are in favor of it, and I wouldn't argue that using it on pedophiles and rapists is wanton; what's wanton is doing so without giving them every chance to prove their innocence, above and beyond a single trial, and it is this which makes the death penalty so much more expensive than just locking them away for life.
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Firing squad is a pretty old execution method, and doesn't mean "on the spot."
 
If the cost is in the appeals, then that is not a cost that will be removed by life imprisonment being the maximum sentence. That person can pursue appeals just as much as the person on death row, possibly more so, depending on how long before the execution is actually carried out.

There is no sound reason for a death sentence to be more expensive to carry out than life in prison. That is not a good argument for why it should be removed from the legal code.
 
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Just a reminder that bunch of internet weirdos and perverts have higher standards than supposedly enlightened corporations. But that's probably not much of a news here.
 
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