Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket.

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      Despite what I’m about to write, I’m generally against the Death Penalty.

      The reason we don’t do what you suggested is that it’s animalistic and inefficient. Think to yourself: would you be better off and contribute more to society if you:

      A) Spent all your money feeding, housing, and securely containing a man incapable of reform for the next ten to eighty years on the failing premise that reform is somehow possible for him who will likely never be released.

      B) Actually used limited resources on people who can be helped, and who want to be helped.

      Emotions can be overwhelming and cause irrational decisions, not unlike the white supremacist who acted on hatred. Do not let yourself be emotional like him. At least, focus your energy and attention on things that matter.

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        It costs less to hold someone for life in prison than it does to carry out the death penalty, all things considered.

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          I suppose that’s fair, considering the cost of the shelter in an existing prison is negligible, but that higher cost for the sentence is really only the legal defence costs for people who rely on the state for defence and choose to fight the sentence. The cost of the executions themselves are much cheaper, and I think on average the executions probably would be as well as long as more of them accept the sentence or pay for their own attorneys than the number who fight it on the state’s expense.

          The opposite could be true as well though, it could be vastly more expensive to try to execute them if everyone fights it on the state’s expense.

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      That’s pretty much what happens in life imprisonment, and that’s what these ideologue clown shoes think is more humane. Not a single one of them knows what they’re talking about.

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      Think about what you’re saying… what good would this do now? You mutilate his body and let him recover then mutilate him again. What do we have now? One shooter with trauma who has been tortured and one heartless person (you) who tortured them.

      Did that prevent any shootings in the future? Nope

      Did it bring out the human in you? Nope

      Did it help us economically save any money? Nope

      Did it bring anyone back to life? Nope

      Basically, in this scenario, you simply turn yourself into a criminal who probably deserves a similar punishment in that system that you’re criticizing…