Boxes of dead babies found...

[Jumper_Dad]

7 Babies Found Dead; Utah Woman Arrested on 6 Murder Counts - ABC News

 

Is there really a punishment fit for this crime?

[jericho]

7 Babies Found Dead; Utah Woman Arrested on 6 Murder Counts - ABC News

 

Is there really a punishment fit for this crime?

 

Common day at an abotion clinic. If you arent going to put them in jail, why put her in jail.

 

But yes, she should be first in line for death penalty to save taxpayer money.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

Common day at an abotion clinic. If you arent going to put them in jail, why put her in jail.

 

But yes, she should be first in line for death penalty to save taxpayer money.

 

It costs more in taxpayer money to put someone to death than it does to lock them away in prison for life. Just saying.

[spindoc]

It costs more in taxpayer money to put someone to death than it does to lock them away in prison for life. Just saying.

Seriously? I didn't know that. If that's the case, I'd be all for changing the method to reduce the cost.

[Getslow]

Monstrous. I can't even process this.

[Bert]

Seriously? I didn't know that. If that's the case, I'd be all for changing the method to reduce the cost.

 

Yeah, life in prison costs a few hundred thousand, the legal fees during the trial will eat that up before you even make it to the first appeal.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

Seriously? I didn't know that. If that's the case, I'd be all for changing the method to reduce the cost.

 

Bert got it right. It's the cost of the legal fees in the appeal process prior to the execution.

[HammerTime]

It costs more in taxpayer money to put someone to death than it does to lock them away in prison for life. Just saying.

 

I've heard that before but I would like to see the math behind it.

[stickymitts]

Simple solution, this person doesn't get appeals. If found guilty fry her the next day. Value initiative.

[Jumper_Dad]

Death Penalty cost more due to a couple of reasons; Death Penalty cases cost much more to prosecute and defend, Death Row prisoners have more guards per prisoner than regular prisoners, mandatory appeals of all Death Penalty cases almost always fall on the state to pay both sides of the appeal(s), the length of incarceration for DR prisoners in many cases is as long as a regular life sentence due to the length of appeals...

 

Death Penalty Cost | Amnesty International USA

[sportsfan41]

Seriously? I didn't know that. If that's the case, I'd be all for changing the method to reduce the cost.

 

It's true and it's all because of the appeals process. If someone is sentenced to death they automatically (makes no sense to me) even if they confess to the murders get an appeal.

[sportsfan41]

Death Penalty cost more due to a couple of reasons; Death Penalty cases cost much more to prosecute and defend, Death Row prisoners have more guards per prisoner than regular prisoners, mandatory appeals of all Death Penalty cases almost always fall on the state to pay both sides of the appeal(s), the length of incarceration for DR prisoners in many cases is as long as a regular life sentence due to the length of appeals...

 

Death Penalty Cost | Amnesty International USA

 

Exactly. Mandatory appeals it's such a waste of taxpayers money.

[Getslow]

Exactly. Mandatory appeals it's such a waste of taxpayers money.

 

It's hard for the government to kill one of its own citizens... and it should be.

[sportsfan41]

It's hard for the government to kill one of its own citizens... and it should be.

 

But it's easy for them to throw money down the drain on an appeal the accused doesn't even want. That's the problem I have with the process.

[Getslow]

But it's easy for them to throw money down the drain on an appeal the accused doesn't even want. That's the problem I have with the process.

 

Fair enough, but I'd just assume we abolished the death penalty completely, so it's hard for me to get too worked up about whether or not it's difficult and expensive to have it done.