Death penalty: $86.08 to execute, vs $17K-$28K+/yr to maintain

nvm

Originally posted by Palynka
Shouldn't you be supporting penal labour instead of the death penalty?

Originally posted by shavixmir
Penal labour is madness. Not only is it taking jobs away from normal working people, not only is it slave labour, but what if you say: "No. I ain't doin' it."
What are they gonna do? Lock you up?

Originally posted by shavixmir
Penal labour is madness. Not only is it taking jobs away from normal working people, not only is it slave labour, but what if you say: "No. I ain't doin' it."
What are they gonna do? Lock you up?

Originally posted by Palynka
Shoot them?

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
And of course there's torture and mutilation...and if that doesn't break them, go for their families.

Ah, a pragmatist.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Ah, a pragmatist.

the euro-pee-ins will be needing ice for their drinks, come the Global Warming Catastrophe.

we can make TRILLIONS off the inmates if we ship them up there to chip ice! TRILLIONS!

Originally posted by sh76
How do they possibly not count the salaries of the scores of prison staff, execution staff, etc., that are necessary to carry out an execution?

In other news...

It costs the New York Yankees $647 to field a baseball team in baseballs, gloves, bats and rosin bags.