I find a lot of people are for the death penalty until I tell them it costs more to execute someone than just keep them in prison for the rest of their lives
Yeah, I've noticed that too. A lot of people view the death penalty as "If they're bad enough people, then we shouldn't waste money on feeding and housing them." So if those people learn that it costs more to actually execute someone than it does to just keep them in prison for the rest of their lives, then a lot of them would change their minds.
While I can understand (but fundamentally disagree with) someone who supports the death penalty for certain crimes, I can never get the problem of false convictions out of my head.
False convictions happen, and more often than the average citizen is likely comfortable with. Someone imprisoned for a false conviction can be compensated with money; someone executed for a false conviction cannot be given anything.
the interesting thing is democrats claiming to not favor death penalty yet they really love authoritarian branches who speed death penalty scenarios along by nature.
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CheetahHybrid@pawb.social · 9 pts · 96d
I find a lot of people are for the death penalty until I tell them it costs more to execute someone than just keep them in prison for the rest of their lives
Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 95d
Yeah, I've noticed that too. A lot of people view the death penalty as "If they're bad enough people, then we shouldn't waste money on feeding and housing them." So if those people learn that it costs more to actually execute someone than it does to just keep them in prison for the rest of their lives, then a lot of them would change their minds.
Norin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 95d
While I can understand (but fundamentally disagree with) someone who supports the death penalty for certain crimes, I can never get the problem of false convictions out of my head.
False convictions happen, and more often than the average citizen is likely comfortable with. Someone imprisoned for a false conviction can be compensated with money; someone executed for a false conviction cannot be given anything.
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 95d
I mean, USA has like 5 billion imprisoned ppl, ofc they are there unjustly or for random reasons. And that is something that those "50%" know.
(But asking n=1500 such complex questions as y/n most probably isn't ok.)
TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 95d
finishing up Assata Shakur's bio and could not believe how many times the fbi and local police concocted fake stories to charge her.
tristynalxander@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 96d
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 2 pts · 95d
Then there's the "define the homicide axis"
Are we talking first degrees, mass murderers only, what? Just every homicide?
Fuck that, the cops will try and charge you for homicide for being brown and within a mile of a murder they committed.
Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 95d
It's interesting that the issue is more polarizing for men than women. I wonder why that is.
Cargon@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 95d
The ratio of support:oppose between men and women is nearly identical. It's just that there are more undecided women according to the infographic.
Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 95d
Which means that men are more polarized
TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 95d
the interesting thing is democrats claiming to not favor death penalty yet they really love authoritarian branches who speed death penalty scenarios along by nature.
Telodzrum@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 95d
DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 95d
Not for nothing, but we once banned it in the states.... and then....