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Do you have a strong opinion on the death penalty? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Does method of execution, crime committed or overall cost matter to you?

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[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 9 hours ago

In a just society it will always cost more to execute a person than it would cost to imprison them for life. If that's always going to be the case in a just society you may as well imprison them for life. The outcome is the same.

The reason execution should always cost more is because you have to be absolutely sure to the best of our abilities that the person is guilty. Until we come up with a fool proof way to determine guilt we will always run the risk of executing the wrong person for a crime.