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January 13, 2008
When Capital Punishment Is Just
There is no doubt about the crime. There is no reform likely for the criminal. There is no place in society for him, yet the $100,000+ each year it costs to feed, house, and care for him could instead go towards medical care for children, public services for the mentally ill, better police training, more fire crews on staff, better roads...the list is endless.
Why waste (and I use that term in the most literal way possible) perfectly good public funds on keeping this child-rapist and murderer warm, safe, healthy, and well-fed when so many more deserving are left cold, sick, and hungry? There is simply no valid, rational reason to.
Posted by Craig in Society / Politics
Comments
Agreed, in principal, but I am told that it costs more to deal with the legal process associated with capital punishment in this country than it does to lock someone up until they die of some other cause.
Posted by: Karl at January 14, 2008 2:50 AM
So what you're suggesting, Karl, is that, since we can't reduce much the costs of maintaining a prisoner for the rest of his life (not without being inhumane), we need to streamline the legal system. And I'm all for that.
Posted by: Craig at January 14, 2008 8:36 AM