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Originally Posted by Lotus
A firing squad is abnormal as a method of execution. They only used it because he requested it.
We as a country need to wake up and abolish the death penalty. It is an expensive waste.
Note:
1) contrary to popular belief, the death penalty is more expensive. It costs about $750,000 to keep someone in maximum security for life, and maximum security protects society by keeping the murderer locked up. However, because of legal appeals, each death penalty case costs $3-4 million. So, for example, a recent study showed that Florida could save $51 million a year by abolishing the death penalty. The old argument that "I'm not gonna pay to keep a murderer alive" is financial nonsense. This is a big reason why New Jersey abolished the death penalty last year.
2) numerous studies have shown that the death penalty does not deter crime. Almost all of the states with the highest murder rates have the death penalty. Almost all of the states with the lowest murder rates do not have the death penalty.
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Wrong Lotus. Being burned at the stake is cruel and unusual. George Washington had people executed by firing squad. It is still on the books today as is the gas chamber and hanging.
A bullet costs next to nothing. Letting criminals stay on death-row for years to appease bleeding hearts is expensive.
Rapist and murderers should all be shot! MF each and every one of them. Better yet, televise it too.