SwadianZunist t1_j91rh9z wrote on February 18, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Reply to comment by cpr4life8 in Pennsylvania lawmaker to introduce legislation repealing death penalty by Waterwebgrasshopper

That’s fair. I just think that people rely too heavily on the “life-in-prison is cheaper” argument. I can understand leading with that argument, but you shouldn’t end it there.

cpr4life8 t1_j91sbz2 wrote on February 18, 2023 at 4:09 PM

I think a lot of that stems from the uninformed who think it's cheaper to execute than to imprison for life. Some of those uninformed will then go on to argue that the appeals process should be changed so the state can expedite murder of a citizen. And they willfully ignore the fact that many who were wrongfully convicted no longer have the chance to appeal because the state killed them. Sometimes due to a technicality in which new evidence is still ignored.