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[qb] Thats an artificial cost Grojlach, in actuality after the person is convicted in theory (if we could get a decent justice system) it should cost roughly 57 cents to execute a prisoner, based on current ammo costs. Any cost over and above that are artificial costs induced by our current justice system. I AM aware that not everyo9ne convicted is guilty, but thankfully with DNA and other new testing, we are rapidly becoming able to at least clear the innocent. There are many tens of thousands of cases where the criminal is quilty without a bdoubt, has even admitted it and yet they suck up millions and millions of dollars in resources. Murders, rapists, and the like have no benefit to society and should be dealt with like the trash they are.
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You named DNA research. I have a feeling that will cost way more than the 57 cts you just mentioned that are needed for operating the electrical chair...
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You're mixing apple and oranges here...we were discussing the cost of execution vs life imprisonment, the trials and the discovery will be the same for both. Execution = 57cents Life in prison=millions of $$$. Come on Grojlach you know you messed up, admit it. Jeez doesn't anyone here ever admit they are wrong?? (Yes I do admit when Im proven wrong and some of you have even had PM's with that admission so 
)[/QUOTE]The trials won't be the same for both, despite what you assume. I'm sure the lawyers, prosecuters, etc. are all more expensive when dealing with a death penalty case, plus you have the added likelihood of more appeals.
Plus, if we're going to have the death penalty, we need to keep people in prison for at least a few years - just in case it turns out they were innocent. If we shoot them in the back of the head right after the trial, well, the whole trial could've been a sham, and it wouldn't have mattered, because the person is dead.
You seem to want to cling to this fantasy that the justice system can be perfect and that DNA testing can solve everything. In reality, nothing can prove that every single criminal is 100% guilty, because we don't live in a perfect world. You will always have people who are wrongfully accused, and you will always have criminals who get off scot-free. As long as that happens, I cannot bring myself to defend the death penalty, because it will kill innocent people.