Here me out please, and consider how much better of you would be if this drain on society was elliminated (and before you comment about civilized society, remember pensioners will die by freezing in the UK over the winter!- who should a civilised society spend its money on killers and rapists or pensioners).
It costs an average of £37,000 to imprison someone. If sentanced to 20 years and released after 10, thats £370,000 we pay through taxation
For the offender to repay that back in income tax to society that would take someone earning £50,000 a year about 25 years.
I believe we must get to a point in saying in some circumstances there is no economic sence in trying to reform you, you are worthles to society and kill them.
2006-11-06 22:41:40 · 10 answers · asked by D 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
that is one way off lookin at it but the arguement against it could be.
1. if the person was found innocent later on...they could be freed
2. suffering for a life time much better than a quick death
i have a solution...
turn prisons into factories... like get them to make pillows....or bag up paper clips or something... that way they can "give back to society" and still suffer!... cos that wat it all about!
2006-11-06 22:46:04 · answer #1 · answered by jitty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not long ago I answered a question with a similar thought process to yours. I stated that by killing these wastes we could free up a lot of space in prisons so that more criminals who have been given suspended sentences or have been let out far too early can all be locked up. I think soon people would behave better.
I didn't realise that it would take somebody to earn £50K per annum for 25 years to pay enough tax to keep somebody in prison for 10 years! I knew it was very costly but I didn't have exact figures like that! wow!
2006-11-07 06:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by Luvfactory 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In answering your headline question...yes there is sense in voting for the death penelty on economic grounds. Of cause a bullet is cheaper than just 1 day in jail.
But when did you even make a decision based on one critieria ?
I'm against the dealth penalty and beleive society needs to fund the punishment, not change it to suit a budget.
I guess what you are really saying is that the morals of a country should be determined by how rich that country is. If they can't afford prison its ok to kill you. Fair enough. I dare you to go to The Dominican Rebublic and get yourself a parking ticket. I assume you'd be all right with hanging ?
2006-11-07 06:53:25 · answer #3 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I watch the West Wing. I know there's no evidence the death penalty's a deterrent. The levels of crime in states that use capital punishment are just as high as states without it. If youre religious then surely it is God's right alone to be vengeful? I say just keep killers locked away from the rest of us forever, life meaning life. Let them rot. How many times out of ten do we end up with wrongful convictions anyway? We musn't kill. We are a wealthy enough society to sustain our dropouts in their prison cells.
2006-11-07 07:01:53 · answer #4 · answered by peeve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until we have an infallible court system, I don't think we can consider this.
Look at the story in the news today about the man arrested for a child murder 25 years ago - an innocent man served 16 years inside for that particular crime, before being exonerated. Presumably, as a "child killer", he would have been a candidate for capital punishment.
2006-11-07 07:29:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Economic grounds least of all. It's a violation of European Union law, as well as the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Protocol 6.
The UK would have to quit the EU -- impossible, we'd all lose our jobs, and never mind what the UKIP says.
2006-11-07 07:54:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a bit too pragmatic - when it comes to human life you really can't put a price on it.
Hearing that sort of question does remind you of how economics does play a part in life/death situations though - think New Orleans floods, British soldiers body armour etc
2006-11-07 06:45:40 · answer #7 · answered by Nick W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All these references to "them" and "they", you'd think you were speaking about aliens. These are real people, a great deal of them falsely convicted, and it could very well be you in such a position one day. We'll see how you feel when "they" decide "you" aren't worth it and off you to save a few bucks.
2006-11-07 06:45:01 · answer #8 · answered by surfinthedesert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just suppose there's been a miscarriage of justice Duncan and the wrong guy was found guilty and executed?
2006-11-07 06:45:21 · answer #9 · answered by lou b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have your opinion & I have mine I am 100 per cent against the death penalty.
2006-11-07 06:44:35 · answer #10 · answered by Ollie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋