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Originally Posted by Grapesoda
the main issue I always read and hear about the death penalty is 'what if the guy is innocent' and naturally I agree with that...
however where there is positive DNA association, with no doubts... what then?
and when a person is proved 100% guilty of murder with no doubt via DNA, cameras etc... AND the convicted murder will not reveal the location of the bodies... is enhanced questioning acceptable to retrieve the 'remains' for the family?
to me this is an interesting question. personally i do not think 1 person can make this decision and the questions must be voted on. your thoughts please... ?
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I have gone back and forth on this one myself in my lifetime. but the simple answer is killing someone is almost never the best solution, other than in self defence of course.. It is an act of revenge, nothing more. Punishment can come with imprisonment.
Tax dollars is always the argument against that, but when it comes to life and death that should never matter. Further, death row costs a LOT of money in court costs and time and security not to mention the time that is used with appeals to elected officials etc. so at the end of the day the costs are probably a lot less to keep them imprisoned.