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Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp
What does it cost to feed and shelter a murderer for life as opposed to the cost of a execution? all that money could be used for the better.
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I see, so now we're going to start placing a monetary value on life.
Again, I understand people's arguments in favour of capital punishment, but to my way of thinking, it's barbaric and uncivilized and as a society we should constantly be seeking to find ways to improve ourselves. For all the "weeding out the deviant and dangerous" arguments, capital punishment has never been shown to be an effective deterrent, and is nothing more than lazy vengeance.
We are better than that.