It is stupid to put murderers in prison for life....unless it is shortened to one month. But, on the other hand, most so called Americans are so stupid they routinely & falsely convict people of crimes.
On another related point, the Constitution was rigged against people the day they made it.
It was made because the Men of Massachussetts excercised their Right to regulate their public servants. The rich people were using the courts to steal peoples houses and farms for debts incurred in the civil war against English control. So the Men of that State forced the courts to negate the judgements taking those lands, farms and houses.
The super rich did not like that, so they organized a private army, headed by a guy named George Washington Knox. Not one so called Patriot involved in making the "Constitution" objected to that private army invading Massachussetts.
But the super rich hated very much for American Men to regulate their public servants. So they organized a "Constitution" to prevent The Men of North America from regulating their Public Servants. Thus, "public servants" became Glorious Peoples Leaders that habitually wage wars against any one they hate, want to rob, loot, control, torture and kill.
TAKE NOTE: None of us peasants are allowed to vote against any wars, taxes therefor, or any drafting of our bodies to suffer, kill and be killed so that the super rich can get richer!