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Originally posted by BlackOps719
I just had a long thread about this very subject.
Hopefully you will see my stance on this topic rather easily, and in my mind anyone who stands in defense of someone so sick and dispicable as this man is beyond my contempt.
Link to thread
Originally posted by blueorder
like it or not, the threat of death is a deterrent in many instances where killings are not done in "the heat of the moment" ala passion
Originally posted by Rasobasi420
The threat of death is also not a deterrent in the cases that involve a psychological compulsion, a la serial killers.
If this is a compulsion, then not only would he still do it, but the state would have to pay the extra cost of execution over even life imprisonment.
Originally posted by blueorder
some serial killers would be deterred, they are not all cunning, cat like prowlers you see in the films, many are disorganised cowardly filth
execution can be much cheaper than life imprisonment
Originally posted by Rasobasi420
yes, but as a compulsion, they still act out. Sometimes they'll work closely with death or kill small animals. Still not enough of a deterrent.
Only if there are no appeals. But do you really want to have a death sentence with no appeals? Even then, the costs are about the same.
Study Finds Death penalty Costly, Ineffective
A new report released by the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury recommended changes to the state's costly death penalty and called into question its effectiveness in preventing crime. The Office of Research noted that it lacked sufficient data to accurately account for the total cost of capital trials, stating that because cost and time records were not maintained, the Office of Research was unable to determine the total, comprehensive cost of the death penalty in Tennessee." Although noting that, "no reliable data exists concerning the cost of prosecution or defense of first-degree murder cases in Tennessee," the report concluded that capital murder trials are longer and more expensive at every step compared to other murder trials. In fact, the available data indicated that in capital trials, taxpayers pay half again as much as murder cases in which prosecutors seek prison terms rather than the death penalty. Findings in the report include the following:
* Death penalty trials cost an average of 48% more than the average cost of trials in which prosecutors seek life imprisonment.
* Tennessee District Attorneys General are not consistent in their pursuit of the death penalty.
* Surveys and interviews of district attorneys indicate that some prosecutors "use the death penalty as a 'bargaining chip' to secure plea bargains for lesser sentences."
* Previous research provides no clear indication whether the death penalty acts as a method of crime prevention.
* The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals reversed 29 percent of capital cases on direct appeal.
* Although any traumatic trial may cause stress and pain for jurors, the victims' family, and the defendant's family, the pressure may be at its peak during death penalty trials. (July 2004)
Originally posted by malcr
I take it you know of the very strong link bewteen adult behaviour such as this and those individuals being abused themselves when children? This means we already have a very good idea who the next generation of sexual predators will be. So let's kill all the abused children to protect the next generation.......it's the logical step forward.