• ToastedRavioli@midwest.social
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    13 days ago

    Even people who are okay with the death penalty in a moral sense should be against it for logical reasons. Once you factor in the cost of the appeals system, the cost of the drugs themselves, the cost of paying out people or families when the drugs dont work as theyre supposed to, and the cost of keeping people in prison on death row, it is infinitely more expensive than just putting someone in prison for life.

    As a society, not to mention as taxpayers, we pay a huge premium to let the state exact barbaric revenge on people

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      13 days ago

      I’m okay with the death penalty in cases like treason or insurrection.

      When it’s clear that they committed the crimes.

      In broad daylight.

      For everyone to see.

      On live television.

      With absolutely no doubt that they are guilty.

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        12 days ago

        Treason, are you sure? Careful what you wish for. I would imagine you are not a trump supporter right? The left will soon be treasonous in the US. They will soon be rounding up people for treason, how will you feel when you are picked up? Are you still calling for the death penalty now?