Even ignoring the fact that many innocent people are put to death, one has to remember that a death penalty is not a deterant for crime.
Crimes of passion will still be committed, while on the other end of the scale, often mass murderers take solace in the fact they will be put to death.
I think life in prison is tougher than death. And it beats out those moral issues too. The only thing against it is, us taxpayers have to pay for that person. But I would argue that is the smallest of all relevant arguments. Not many people are in for life or the death penalty where equivalent.
Is death penalty easier? Oh yeah. Is it better, does it help society? There is no proof that it does.
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