Originally Posted by kane

I am opposed to the death penalty. Not because of I think we shouldn't be putting people to death but because of the cost associated. On average, it cost more to put someone to death than it does to keep them locked up for life. Not to mention all the resources we use to carry out all the legally required steps to go through with it. In the end, it doesn't change anything. People who are going to commit capital crimes are still going to. We should just save the money and resources and lock these people up for life.