How VERY interesting!

[KestrelBike]

I agree! Murderers in open and shut cases like that need to be executed within 10 days. 10 days will be plenty of time to set up PPV, of which, all proceeds will go to the medical bills of victims.

I'd sign that.

[spqrzilla]

The argument that the extended time spent in special confinement and court/lawyer time for ridiculous and frivolous appeals is an argument against the death penalty is ... shall we say circular logic.

[XC700116]

I also would love to see the numbers from TX on the same subject.

Any bets that their costs are dramatically less than CA?

EDIT: Nevermind, here's the numbers and suprise TX does it for less than 1% of CA

Texas
Texas death penalty cases cost more than non-capital cases
Each death penalty case in Texas costs taxpayers about $2.3 million. That is about three times the cost of imprisoning someone in a single cell at the highest security level for 40 years. ("Executions Cost Texas Millions," Dallas Morning News, March 8, 1992).

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[osok-308]

so the death penalty should be up to public vote, but the "enlightened" politicians don't trust us with the vote for regular capacity magazines? HYPOCRITE

[Byte Stryke]

I see death by lethal (Lead)injection costing about $4000/week

Paying me $3500 and $500 in Ammunition





WHAT? I hafta practice

[BREATHER]

Now I understand how she got elected... I did not put 2 + 2 together. I did not get the connection...

[Great-Kazoo]

What the....... Where does that money even go???? (Lol we all know the answer really, it's rife corruption) I get by on between 25k and 50k a year and live a hell of a lot more lavishly than a death row inmate. Assuming I live another 50 years, that's 2.5 million. What the F are they doing to increase the cost 25 fold? (Assuming it takes 20 years to finally execute someone)

When you consider CA built a multi million dollar Dialysis facility to treat 1 yes ONE life imprison inmate there's your answer.
CA changed the name from DOC to CA DOC AND Rehabilitation. Our kid works for the state of confusion / CA. How many horror stories you want to hear? CA is just a microcosm of the Penal System in general. Throw money at it and the problem goes away, in their minds anyway.

[ben4372]

I can't wait for this "white guilt" period of our country to end.

[Danimal]

I agree! Murderers in open and shut cases like that need to be executed within 10 days. 10 days will be plenty of time to set up PPV, of which, all proceeds will go to the medical bills of victims.

I have been saying that for years. Then on top of that the sentence needs to be carried out in a very public manner so that others will see that there are serious consequences for their actions. We have no public accountability for our actions because there are no consequences that actually deter criminals.

[wreave]

This is a serious problem, guys - not the death penalty itself, but the potential of putting it on the ballot.

Look what happened in 2012 with a liberal cause on the ballot. Do you think the Dems haven't noticed? They think the death penalty will be a great way to ensure another high D turnout. They're going to need every trick they can get.