GLASNOST
Gold Member
... and ....4. He should wake up everyday in prison for the rest of his life knowing that his life is over on a different level
Quick death is way too lenient
You both have good points. Maybe it depends upon who you identify with.This one is silly. People who oppose the death penalty in this way, like to pretend they want the perp to suffer an even harsher punishment than death, and claim that life in the slammer is that. But they know that life isn't really and will be the same people wanting older prisoners to be released, especially child rapists.
There are several good reasons to oppose the death penalty, but "it's too easy" isn't one of them.
1). From the point of the prisoner you might think a life sentence is worse than death.
2). From an upstanding citizen's point of view we don't want such criminals walking our streets and we don't want to foot the bill for their upkeep either.