Why should we foot the bill for a murderer and not kill one? Because we are not killers--they are.
It is cheaper to keep someone in prison for life than to execute him/her.
Someone who is able to kill for pleasure is not a normal human being. She/he need to be removed from society--life without parole. I think we ought to study their brains after they die. It is my opinion that there is something missing in the brain of a human being who is completely without empathy.
You take a life--you give up your life. You are locked up without freedom for the rest of your life. It's that simple.
I do not support capital punishment.
Of course, the relative merits of LWOP or state sponsored premeditated killing is not the thread topic.
I will agree with Life in Prison when prisoners stop being provided with cable television, endless amounts of books, exercise equipment and college educations.
If there is no hope of getting out then they shouldn't be provided with amenities that make their lives more tolerable and enjoyable. They should be stuck in a hole, alone, and fed through a slate in the door and only taken out once a day for an hour to walk alone in a dark room, never to see the sunshine again.