Life without parole?

Question

In my opinion all the life without parole should be converted to death within 120 days.

Do you realise that we could pay off the national debt in 12 years with the savings that would occur if we did.

Keeping them locked up for life has no redeeming value and is very costly.

And for those of you who want to whine "what if they are innocent" The odds will tell you that they committed many crimes that they didn't get caught for. In my opinion a acceptable loss.

Answer 1

i think it is better to let 100 guilty people walk the streets then put one innocent man in prison, so i dont believe in parole, and i dont believe in criminals starting 'fresh' like they get out of jail because they killed someone when they were 14 and when they are 18 they start over with a new name!! i mean what is that!!! but if somone is innocent or some one is guilty they are all people who should have respect for others, i think that if you kill someone you should be killed, because you will suffer much more in the after likfe if you know what i mean,

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Steph

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Answer 2

That national debt quote... where did you hear that? Last I read, the official quote was that it costs -more- to execute someone than to leave them in prison for the rest of their lives. Gaining a trillion dollars off the debt per year??? That isn't even remotely possible.

Locking someone up for life isn't actually that costly. They produce work, which lowers the cost of incarceration. And prisons are very inexpensive to run, requiring less per person than you would ever guess. Look at the DoJ and DoC websites for information on costs.

Those are the facts. So your premise is wrong. I'm sorry to come across as harsh on this, but you really need to get your facts straight before making a policy statement like this. Then again, most legislators don't seem to take time to check their facts either, so why am I surprised?

Answer 3

I'm sorry but I would have to disagree with your arguement. I have worked as a federal prisoner escort and have met many a good man who made a bad mistake. True not all people guilty of taking another human life are the most outstanding citizens but many have killed accidently. Perhaps they drank one to many and got into a fight and hit the other person one to many times and that person fell back and hit their head on the pavement.

I like yourself was very pro death penalty, although it has been abolished in my country - Canada. But then we had a couple of cases where people whom after serving many years in prison where released because they were found innocent. This changed my mind and actually meeting men who have transformed their lives while in custody also helped sway my opinion. And yes you are correct saying that many of these people have committed crimes (probably) that they were never convicted of. But do you want to execute someone for stealing a car or robbing a bank?

Answer 4

Change 120 days to 12.

Answer 5

so if your son was on death row for a crime he didn't commit, you are saying that he commited other crimes and should be put to death. anyway, you are worried about the national debt, when they are sending our sons and daughters to die in a war that was started on false information. wake up people and open your eyes to the truth

Answer 6

I agree as long as the evidence is irrefutable. Also we won't have to worry about them escaping and harming another person. not to mention the cost off appeals. I might extend the time to one year after sentencing in case any new evidence turns up, otherwise-goodbye.

Answer 7

You are correct, there is nothing wrong with the death penalty. If an innocent man is executed then it is his/hers lawyers fault and anyone involved in the defense, but not the procedure of the death penalty. And I don't care if it was my mother, father, sister, brother, or one of my children facing this dilemma. If they cannot prove their innocence of a heinous crime in court, then he/she must die.

Answer 8

Only if we get to test this theory upon your sentencing to life without parole.

Answer 9

I totally agree.
And with the death penility. They should elimanate the apeals process and hang them the day that they are convicted.
In public
telavised

Answer 10

that's a great idea. i watched a show on tv last night about pelican bay prison. let those idiots kill and stab each other to death, and it'll be much less of a problem.