America and Life Prison Terms

[A Black Falcon]

The only thing worse than death is torture, and since that's very much illegal in the civilized world, death is the worse practical punishment.

No, at least someone who's tortured is still alive... unless they're being tortured to death, but that's different.

I'm split here, with Ryan... I hate seeing my tax dollars (Lord knows they take enough of 'em outta my paycheck) going to feeding and sheltering assholes. Maybe making prison worse would solve things... make it a fearful place again; take away the luxuries...? Limit the amount of food you get... but then that'd be barbaric too! It's a lose-lose situation.

Some people can't be redeemed, but we should be doing a lot more to help the people who can be... as for costs, it really can't be helped, unless, as you said, you want to make things inhumane... and as I said, the death penalty isn't actually cheaper. Between the huge legal fees of long court fights and decades in jail (it usually is), it's very expensive.

And yes, I know, I'm anti-abortion but pro-death penalty which is kind of hypocritical as well I guess, but at least criminals did something to deserve it. *leaves thread*

That depends on when you define a person's life to begin.