Executed man's last request honored -- pizza for homeless

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

One very interesting site I found:

http://www.mindspring.com/~phporter/econ.html

Still looking for actual news articles or perhaps academic ones - a lot of the links don't work...but I'll keep a looking when I get the chance...

Interesting article. I am on a comp that is not very good -- so it was hard to read the text.

I think, though, that the article assumed that the life behind bars group did not appeal. If this is so, then the numbers are incorrect because that group also appeals and those appellate costs should be considered.

Again, if I misread and I enjoyed reading the parts I could!!!

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Interesting article. I am on a comp that is not very good -- so it was hard to read the text.

I think, though, that the article assumed that the life behind bars group did not appeal. If this is so, then the numbers are incorrect because that group also appeals and those appellate costs should be considered.

Again, if I misread and I enjoyed reading the parts I could!!!

Hmm...yeah I'm not sure if those things were taken into consideration, I read it about halfway through then had to get some actual work done...

And many of the articles I'm finding are either pro-death penalty or anti-death penalty - so I'd love to find some that were not written by groups with a clear agenda.

[Sarah]

I have weird feelings about the death penalty.

For me, it's like, yeah, I recognize that it sucks. But then, hey, it kind of sucks that the killer gets a less grotesque death than a victim. If it didn't cost tons of money, and if prison was way, way more punishment than it actually is, I'd much prefer to see the selfish sons-of-bitches rot in solitary confinement with no tv, no tp, and bread and water for 40 to 50 years. Violent criminals should just sit there and have nothing to do but think about what they've done over and over and over. No basketball courts, either. It's jumping jacks in your 6 x 6 if you feel the need to buff up, bucko.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

. . . And many of the articles I'm finding are either pro-death penalty or anti-death penalty - so I'd love to find some that were not written by groups with a clear agenda.

Me either - and this computer sucks