The criminal justice system is incredibly biased and flawed. Capital punishment is expensive because the system is biased and flawed. More expensive than life imprisonment.

Fix the bias and flaws then we can consider it more widely for certain crimes.

Yeah I want one the most overworked, underpaid, and disrespected professions in the US with minimal training to carry firearms around my child. All 4 million of them.

Going to guess contract negotiations go slightly differently after awhile.