Phydeaux -> RE: 13 men cheer as they rape a 13 year old in texas (7/28/2013 7:34:22 AM)
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ORIGINAL: MasterCaneman The cost of their trials and confinement alone are going to be staggering, to say the least. Bullets are still relatively cheap. People on death row tend to be there for years, even decades, and have a lot more right to appeal, get retrial, etc. Which means that it actually typically costs more to execute someone than to keep them in prison for life. That's one of the reasons why some states have stopped executing people - it's too expensive. Great arguments by liberals - we're going to keep making appeal after appeal. Then, when the cost of those appeals mounts - we're going to say - see the cost is too high. We should do away with the death penalty. What we really should is reduce the cost of legal representation, have government funding for x number of appeals, no more. I don't mind the defendent getting legal help on a couple of appeals - but 30 is ridiculous. And finally, if the appeal fails, or is frivolous, court costs should be assessed to the lawyer.
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